NZTailender
I can't believe I ate the whole thing
Oh, burn, Richard.
Its simply not the case though....not just anyone can take over 200 wickets in 50 odd tests. With Harmison he simply hasn't developed in the way some people hoped, when you consider the tools he does have at his disposal. I would still rate him as a genuine threat as an opening bowler on his day.Anyone can take wickets if they play enough. Harmison has been picked without meriting it more times than I can count now.
And taken a decent haul against Zimbabwe and Bangladesh too.
Rik's one of the best posters CW has ever seen BTW.
here we go again.And of course not just anyone can take 179 wickets in 50 Tests (which is what Harmison has done for and against Test-class teams). But if you look closely those figures are really very distorted by early 2004. Get rid of just those 2 series and it's 135 in 43 Tests (at 38.51). And any decent county bowler can do that. And several could do far better.
...and he's a Victorian. Get him up here I want to boof him.Anyone can take wickets if they play enough. Harmison has been picked without meriting it more times than I can count now.
And taken a decent haul against Zimbabwe and Bangladesh too.
Rik's one of the best posters CW has ever seen BTW.
What gave you that idea? He's a Shropshire man....and he's a Victorian.
It's a 12th man quote...your description of Rik reminded me of it.What gave you that idea? He's a Shropshire man.
Hypocrite.Richard, you hypacrit. You bag me for digging threads then you do yourself FFS.
Anyway, you've an unpaid avatar forfeit and I've finally found you a suitable pic. So get the thing uploaded when you read this post.It's a 12th man quote...your description of Rik reminded me of it.
dear god, I had forgotten about him. One of the most perculiar actions I have ever seen, my only real memories of this chap are him being smashed around by Steve Waugh, and belted around the rosebowl by Sean Ervine in the C&G semi a few years ago.Richard Dawson