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[trueblue1972]

I can only think of Kallis to rival him to be honest in terms of everything i.e batting, bowling, fielding, big match performances, leadership etc.

Kallis has the stats advantage but he didn't win any World Cup's, fielding isn't as good and I don't think he really featured much as a captain?

Hard to compare the old guard like Sobers because he never played the range of Cricket that the modern players do.

Kalis was a wonderful player

 

[BringBackSwales]

I can only think of Kallis to rival him to be honest in terms of everything i.e batting, bowling, fielding, big match performances, leadership etc.

Kallis has the stats advantage but he didn't win any World Cup's, fielding isn't as good and I don't think he really featured much as a captain?

Hard to compare the old guard like Sobers because he never played the range of Cricket that the modern players do.

I would have said Kallis, Sobers, Botham, Imran, Dev, Hadlee if we are talking all rounders, and without checking the stats. Mike Proctor was world class too, but never played much test cricket due to apartheid. However not diminishing his brilliance, and him and Root are proper mentality monsters.

Edit - definitely the world’s best on one leg

 

[waspish]

Done well here there two but 109 is still a lot of runs to get lose 1 and could lose 1 or 2 more quickly! We need these two to stay together till we need 50/60 runs

 

[dadnlad]

stokes on 1 leg now :(

 

[crooky]

How long is lunch?

 

[Deepest Blue]

Nearly lunch. Can Stokes hobble on or should he use a runner or even come off for a while?

 

[BringBackSwales]

How long is lunch?

40 mins

 

[trueblue1972]

I would have said Kallis, Sobers, Botham, Imran, Dev, Hadlee if we are talking all rounders, and without checking the stats. Mike Proctor was world class too, but never played much test cricket due to apartheid. However not diminishing his brilliance, and him and Root are proper mentality monsters.

Edit - definitely the world’s best on one leg

Could add Richards to that list

 

[BringBackSwales]

Nearly lunch. Can Stokes hobble on or should he use a runner or even come off for a while?

Not sure runners are allowed any more are they?

 

[BringBackSwales]

Could add Richards to that list

Was talking all rounders, but yeah Richards, Lara, Warne, and many others. Less than 100 needed

 

[Deepest Blue]

Not sure runners are allowed any more are they?

Dunno TBH.

 

[trueblue1972]

Not sure runners are allowed any more are they?

If the umpires are convinced that an Injury has been sustained in the match that effects the ability to run

 

[BringBackSwales]

That’s lunch, we’ll done Root and Stokes. From where the match was and the pitch was that’s a huge partnership, massive even

 

[trueblue1972]

Was talking all rounders, but yeah Richards, Lara, Warne, and many others. Less than 100 needed

He bowled a bit of spin ,probably not much less than stokes bowls now adays

 

[BringBackSwales]

He bowled a bit of spin ,probably not much less than stokes bowls now adays

I wouldn’t have said VR was an all rounder.

Just looked up what Brook got today, not a golden duck but a diamond duck apparently

 

[cleavers]

Great fightback, but Stokes looks in injury trouble, it's still quite a long way from a win.

 

[waspish]

65/35 Englands favour! Don’t lose a wicket for an hour after tea we be nearly home!

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

Not sure runners are allowed any more are they?

They are not. Been outlawed in international cricket since 2011.

 

[trueblue1972]

They are not. Been outlawed in international cricket since 2011.

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[trueblue1972]

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