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adam wrote:I was only talking West Indian

Sober was a pretty fair batsman.

God is an Englishman wrote:

adam wrote:I was only talking West Indian

Sober was a pretty fair batsman.

yes but behind lara , richards and richardson in that list

edit: haynes, greenidge (spelling??)

adam wrote:

God is an Englishman wrote:

adam wrote:I was only talking West Indian

Sober was a pretty fair batsman.

yes but behind lara , richards and richardson in that list

edit: haynes, greenidge (spelling??)

Sobers was number 1 for me.

higher ave than Richards and Lara and more test 100s than Richards (in less tests).

NickyTanner wrote:best batsman has to be Gavaskaar......he is my favourite for one reason only...he played for a draw in a ODI!! Anyone know the game I mean???

NickyTanner wrote:best batsman has to be Gavaskaar......he is my favourite for one reason only...he played for a draw in a ODI!! Anyone know the game I mean???

NickyTanner wrote:it was a superb tournament, 60 over cricket was great. Batsmen had time to build an innings, bowlers had decent spells.

I would have Viv as the best batsman I have seen live though, or watched live on TV in my lifetime.

Bowler would have to be Angus Fraser, ridiculously under rated.

Fielder, probably Rhodes but Randall was something else too, in the days of fielders being statues most the time he was simply superb.

AUSTRALIAN Cricket captain Michael Clarke hasn't ruled out a Shane Warne return to the Test team for next year's Ashes in England.

Indeed, he is so serious about the possibility that he has spoken to Cricket Australia about it on several occasions.

Earlier this week, Shane Warne tweeted that he would come out of retirement if Clarke asked him to. Warne later clarified his position, saying he meant that he "could" play, not "would" play, and that the scenario was just hypothetical.

But last night, speaking to finance guru Anthony Bell in a Q and A at the annual 'Sail With the Stars' fundraiser for The Loyal Foundation in Sydney, Clarke appeared to suggest a Warne Ashes comeback was more than just a hypothetical chance.

Joking that 'there are no media in the room' the always amiable Clarke spoke passionately about his admiration for the 43-year-old former Test spinner.

"Warnie is looking great and he is the fittest I have ever seen him," said Clarke.

"From the day he retired I've been trying to get him back in the team. I've asked him to come out of retirement a number of times.

"But there is a process that comes with coming out of retirement and he wouldn't be able to come out of retirement and walk straight back into the Australian team. He'd have to go and play some state games for Victoria.

"I've had the conversation with the Cricket Australia CEO a number of times over the past five years and the plan hasn't changed.

"I think he would be unbelievable if he decided to come out and play. And what an amazing mentor he would be for the team.'

Blueblood wrote:In my opinion only, based purely on what I have seen (bear in mind I arrived in Oz as a 12 year old and had Australian cricket rammed down my throat!)
Best all rounder: Botham/Flintoff
Best Bowler (fast): McGrath
Best Bowler (spin): Warne
Best Batsmen: Sachin
Best Keeper (gloveman): Healy
Best Fielder: Rhodes
Captain: Steve Waugh
Hardest sherry: Steve Waugh
Favourite player: Steve Waugh
*prone to alterations should somebody suggest a player I've overlooked.

God is an Englishman wrote:

Blueblood wrote:In my opinion only, based purely on what I have seen (bear in mind I arrived in Oz as a 12 year old and had Australian cricket rammed down my throat!)
Best all rounder: Botham/Flintoff
Best Bowler (fast): McGrath
Best Bowler (spin): Warne
Best Batsmen: Sachin
Best Keeper (gloveman): Healy
Best Fielder: Rhodes
Captain: Steve Waugh
Hardest sherry: Steve Waugh
Favourite player: Steve Waugh
*prone to alterations should somebody suggest a player I've overlooked.

using the time frame you have stated, as much as I love them both Kallis is better than freddy and beefy.

Boucher instead of healey

I think there's an argument for the rest of your people

Blueblood wrote:

God is an Englishman wrote:

Blueblood wrote:In my opinion only, based purely on what I have seen (bear in mind I arrived in Oz as a 12 year old and had Australian cricket rammed down my throat!)
Best all rounder: Botham/Flintoff
Best Bowler (fast): McGrath
Best Bowler (spin): Warne
Best Batsmen: Sachin
Best Keeper (gloveman): Healy
Best Fielder: Rhodes
Captain: Steve Waugh
Hardest sherry: Steve Waugh
Favourite player: Steve Waugh
*prone to alterations should somebody suggest a player I've overlooked.

using the time frame you have stated, as much as I love them both Kallis is better than freddy and beefy.

Boucher instead of healey

I think there's an argument for the rest of your people

I'm sure there is. That's why they're called opinions.
& I have not seen as much of SA cricket as I have Australian, which is why I mentioned what has been rammed down my throat! I know there are plenty of players (e.g. Boucher) who have been reported to be fantastic, but just as in real life, I will make my own mind up about people as opposed to listening to hearsay.
As I have discussed with you before, Steve Waugh is just a personal favourite. Hardly a cabernet cricketer though.

il principe wrote:born in 1982....

added a category

Best all-rounder: Kallis
Best Bowler (fast): McGrath
Best Bowler (spin): Warne
Best Batsmen: Lara or Ponting
Best Keeper: (gloveman) Healy
Best Fielder: Symonds or Rhodes
Captain: Steve Waigh
Hardest Sherry: Graeme Smith
Matchwinner: Chris Cairns or Andy Flintoff
Favourite Player: Merv Hughes


Matchwinner is a guy I could consider that you throw the bat and/or ball too and they will win it for you in the pressure situations. Whilst having all the stats, Kallis is not the kind of player who took a series or single match 'by the throat'. Cairns and Flintoff were absolute geniuses in turning the game on their own.

Bomber wrote:Matchwinners (ball) - Warne, Ambrose, Lillee, Hadlee
Matchwinners (bat) - Gilchrist by a country mile!

il principe wrote:Favourite cricketing moment?

Bevan last ball win
Waugh last ball of the day century
South Africa 10 runs an over win over Oz

God is an Englishman wrote:

il principe wrote:Favourite cricketing moment?

Bevan last ball win
Waugh last ball of the day century
South Africa 10 runs an over win over Oz

England at edgbaston in 05, the win by 2 runs.

Watching aussie praying for rain in 2010 in adelaide on Day 5

2010 - Adelaide. Katich run out without facing aball, followed next ball by ponting. Followed 2 overs later by Clark. 3rd over, australia 2/3

God is an Englishman wrote:

il principe wrote:Favourite cricketing moment?

Bevan last ball win
Waugh last ball of the day century
South Africa 10 runs an over win over Oz

England at edgbaston in 05, the win by 2 runs.

Watching aussie praying for rain in 2010 in adelaide on Day 5

2010 - Adelaide. Katich run out without facing aball, followed next ball by ponting. Followed 2 overs later by Clark. 3rd over, australia 2/3

Blueblood wrote:

God is an Englishman wrote:

il principe wrote:Favourite cricketing moment?

Bevan last ball win
Waugh last ball of the day century
South Africa 10 runs an over win over Oz

England at edgbaston in 05, the win by 2 runs.

Watching aussie praying for rain in 2010 in adelaide on Day 5

2010 - Adelaide. Katich run out without facing aball, followed next ball by ponting. Followed 2 overs later by Clark. 3rd over, australia 2/3

If that was in Adelaide, then it would be 3/2

Bomber wrote:Who's this Clark? I didnt think Stuart Clark played in that test but if he did, doubt he would have batted so high up the order.