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If I was picking another all-rounder, I'd use that as a tiebreaker, so Kallis instead of another batter, or Sir Paddles instead of another bowler, or Gilchrist instead of another 'keeper (could pick him as an all-time keeper on keeping skills anyway, but batting is a handy tiebreaker). Imran was tremendous with bat and ball, but IMO wasn't quite as good a bowler as Sir Paddles (not that he needed to be once Wasim and Waqar were in the team...).
Always a fun exercise!
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@MN5 Five specialist bowlers?
While we are on it you can't include Dujon in any conversation about best keepers when he rarely kept to spinners
Lara was nowhere near as compelling to watch as the Master Blaster who basically wrote the script Lara followed.
I also think Sir Paddles wouldn't make an all time XI
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@dogmeat said in Other Cricket:
@MN5 Five specialist bowlers?
While we are on it you can't include Dujon in any conversation about best keepers when he rarely kept to spinners
Lara was nowhere near as compelling to watch as the Master Blaster who basically wrote the script Lara followed.
I also think Sir Paddles wouldn't make an all time XI
How dare you come on a forum and not agree with my team 100%, who do you think you are ?
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@NTA said in Other Cricket:
@MN5 said in Other Cricket:
If a spinner is needed it's a toss up between Warnie and
Murali. No one else comes close.Edited to exclude chuckers
You’re such an Aussie.
His action was cleared at the time however dodgy it looked
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@MN5 said in Other Cricket:
@NTA said in Other Cricket:
@MN5 said in Other Cricket:
If a spinner is needed it's a toss up between Warnie and
Murali. No one else comes close.Edited to exclude chuckers
You’re such an Aussie.
His action was cleared at the time however dodgy it looked
The rules were changed to suit
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@NTA said in Other Cricket:
@MN5 said in Other Cricket:
@NTA said in Other Cricket:
@MN5 said in Other Cricket:
If a spinner is needed it's a toss up between Warnie and
Murali. No one else comes close.Edited to exclude chuckers
You’re such an Aussie.
His action was cleared at the time however dodgy it looked
The rules were changed to suit
Might be a bit late to reopen the investigation and have his 800 wickets expunged from the record books to be fair
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@NTA said in Other Cricket:
@MN5 said in Other Cricket:
If a spinner is needed it's a toss up between Warnie and
Murali. No one else comes close.Edited to exclude chuckers
do you exclude drug cheats too?
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@NTA said in Other Cricket:
@MN5 said in Other Cricket:
@NTA said in Other Cricket:
@MN5 said in Other Cricket:
If a spinner is needed it's a toss up between Warnie and
Murali. No one else comes close.Edited to exclude chuckers
You’re such an Aussie.
His action was cleared at the time however dodgy it looked
The rules were changed to suit
fair play - they found when they tested that actions that looked clean actually had significant flex/bend.
Murali could bowl his arsenal in a cast. I'm good with that.
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@nzzp said in Other Cricket:
@NTA said in Other Cricket:
@MN5 said in Other Cricket:
If a spinner is needed it's a toss up between Warnie and
Murali. No one else comes close.Edited to exclude chuckers
do you exclude drug cheats too?
You'll remember he DID actually serve time.
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@nzzp said in Other Cricket:
@NTA said in Other Cricket:
@MN5 said in Other Cricket:
@NTA said in Other Cricket:
@MN5 said in Other Cricket:
If a spinner is needed it's a toss up between Warnie and
Murali. No one else comes close.Edited to exclude chuckers
You’re such an Aussie.
His action was cleared at the time however dodgy it looked
The rules were changed to suit
fair play - they found when they tested that actions that looked clean actually had significant flex/bend.
Murali could bowl his arsenal in a cast. I'm good with that.
Muralis record is absolutely fucken ridiculous on paper. He took TWENTY TWO ten wicket hauls.
Quite a number of great bowlers didn’t take one ( Joel Garner, Bob Willis, Jeff Thomson among others )
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@NTA said in Other Cricket:
@nzzp said in Other Cricket:
@NTA said in Other Cricket:
@MN5 said in Other Cricket:
If a spinner is needed it's a toss up between Warnie and
Murali. No one else comes close.Edited to exclude chuckers
do you exclude drug cheats too?
You'll remember he DID actually serve time.
Punishment by the same organisation that allowed Murali to play. So Murali's ok as well then?
It is fascinating to see people's response to him - he is a classic wedge issue; you're either on one side or t'other.
Ridiculous bowler. His flexibility was nuts - there was a photo of him holding his own forearm. -
@nzzp said in Other Cricket:
@NTA said in Other Cricket:
@nzzp said in Other Cricket:
@NTA said in Other Cricket:
@MN5 said in Other Cricket:
If a spinner is needed it's a toss up between Warnie and
Murali. No one else comes close.Edited to exclude chuckers
do you exclude drug cheats too?
You'll remember he DID actually serve time.
Punishment by the same organisation that allowed Murali to play. So Murali's ok as well then?
It is fascinating to see people's response to him - he is a classic wedge issue; you're either on one side or t'other.
Ridiculous bowler. His flexibility was nuts - there was a photo of him holding his own forearm.Would you pick him over Warne in a team ?
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@nzzp said in Other Cricket:
Punishment by the same organisation that allowed Murali to play. So Murali's ok as well then?
Of course he is. Just that he'll never be as good in my eyes as any non-chucker.
Do I think he was good? Sure.
Do I think the ICC is run by the subcontinent to suit themsleves? Absolutely.
Do I get tired of certain members of world cricket screaming "RACIST!!!" whenever they don't like something? Fkn oath.
