Recent content by strewthcobber

Worth noting that it's not so much the best bowler in every team that's improved, it's the third bowler in each team that's a better standard than ever. Similarly, the technique of the worst batsman in the middle and worse teams are better than ever. Standards are rising from below, not at the...

What ever you do don't watch any highlights of Lillee or McGrath Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

Mitchell Starc currently has the best strike rate in Australian cricket history for bowlers with >200 wickets. 49.9! http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=bowling_strike_rate;qualmin1=200;qualval1=wickets;team=2;template=results;type=bowling...

If you want to see some appalling play to spin, go watch some old Murali/Warne highlights from the 90s Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

The general standard of bowling is better now than it has ever been in that there are far fewer awful test bowlers than teams used to regularly put out. The standard of fielding is also way better than ever. It wasn't that long ago that most players didn't ever dive for a ball in the field...

Renshaw's UK passport means he's not an international player right? Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

My preferred made up statistic is balls faced per match. Shows the genuine test match players Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

Or brought a test quality bowling attack Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

No 3s have been bowled just under 20% of the time in test cricket Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

Or that batsmen used to get hit regularly before helmets as well? Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

Can forgive the first one, but to leave him in after the second assessment was negligent. Should never get to a third. Umpires and physio need a think about what they are doing out there Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

Yeah it's something that analysts have had a big hand in. It reduces the big strength that so many lefties have waiting for a wider one to put away, and umpires are much more willing to give the LBW brought on by the ball tracker (see also spin bowlers) Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

Loving these hooks and pulls. So many players put them in the kit bag in tests Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

What are the perceived issues with the Gabba? Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

The lure of SMarsh is he looks like a test cricketer. Occasionally he even scores like one. Inevitablyhe gets dropped and we get to see the "technique"" of his replacements. Until we find a couple more players that look like they have seen a red ball before there will always be that nagging...