PY said:
He did OK when Lara got 400* though didn't he?
I would say that yet again a British summer has gone by with none of the wickies having a very good time. Baugh had a ponger when he played and Ridley Jacobs was far from fantastic. Not as a criticism to them but maybe it is an indication as to how difficult it can be to 'keep in England?
Stewart never did much wrong, but Jones isn't in his league yet.
Jacobs in 2004 - OK, but not brilliant. Certainly better than in 2000.
Baugh in 2004 - very poor at Old Trafford, not too bad at The Oval. Liam - you can say the same thing here as you can of Jones at ARG.
McCullum in 2004 - suprisingly not-awful for a relatively new man to the gloves. But still not convincing at all.
Boucher in 2003 - almost every bit as poor as in 1998.
Taibu in 2003 - exceptional.
Patel in 2002 - not abysmal, but not brilliant either.
Ratra in 2002 - very poor.
Sangakkara in 2002 - pretty good, but not in Stewart's league either.
Gilchrist in 2001 - got a bit better as the series wore on, but not great.
Latif in 2001 - very good, as becomes one of the best wicketkeepers the game's seen over the past 10 years.
Jacobs in 2000 - pretty poor.
Andy Flower in 2000 - very, very, very poor. But of course he did have distractions, aplenty.
Parore in 1999 - not brilliant, but better than some.
Boucher in 1998 - clearly had a lot to learn.
Don't remember so much from Healey backwards.
But I've always been amazed at how little the ball tends to swing after the bat elsewhere. That's the main reason it's incomparable.