Steve Smith - the bowler

[DaRick]

With his new action he's basically an imitation of Afridi now.

What made Afridi useful was his variety and breakneck pace. It was very hard to get down to him.

 

[The Scube]

Warney having the recommendation for Beer may have something to do with them both being from St Kilda cc

 

[Sprout]

It’s still amazing to think he was originally selected as a bowler. He must be unique in the history of the game to not only excel in a different discipline to that which he was selected for, but also become a top 3 player in that discipline.

 

[sandeano]

Proper legspin takes too much time to be a side gig.

True, although Ian Chappell kept it up for much of his career and although he didn't take many wickets he wasn't that expensive. But as a general rule you'll find many many top order batsmen can trundle out a few offies to break things up, but legspin is like pregnancy. You either are a legspinner or you aren't. Part-timers just don't cut it.

 

[PhatBoy]

It’s still amazing to think he was originally selected as a bowler. He must be unique in the history of the game to not only excel in a different discipline to that which he was selected for, but also become a top 3 player in that discipline.

Slightly different because by the time he played international cricket he was a batsman but Pietersen started domestically as an off spinner

 

[PhatBoy]

Lance Klusener could always bat but was initially picked for SA mostly as a seamer, took 8 wickets in his second test innings, and thereafter was known as a left hand batsman who bowled a few cutters

 

[big_e]

Warney having the recommendation for Beer may have something to do with them both being from St Kilda cc

It was all a misunderstanding. Warney just said he liked a Beer.

 

[Gough]

Lance Klusener could always bat but was initially picked for SA mostly as a seamer, took 8 wickets in his second test innings, and thereafter was known as a left hand batsman who bowled a few cutters

You might remember Adrian Kiuper from the early 90s, he was the prototype Zulu.

 

[PhatBoy]

You might remember Adrian Kiuper from the early 90s, he was the prototype Zulu.

Yeah absolutely, the definitive lower order basher from their return to international cricket