Australian International Summer 2024/25

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**** Kornes now having his say on our best batter since Bradman (arguably).

Sorry, that title lies with Ponting for me.

Ponting
Border
Chappell
Hayden
S Waugh

All above Smith

[The Bedge]

The 'no 100's in India' stat sits a little bit uncomfortably when discussing the best since Bradman however.

Ponting has 1.

[tigerpie]

**** Kornes now having his say on our best batter since Bradman (arguably).

Sorry, that title lies with Ponting for me.

Fair call that's why I dropped the arguably.

[whufc]

Kind of have to go with Border.

He starred at a time when he had to face universally agreed the greatest bowling attack in history.

He did it in a team that struggled and wasnt protected by superstars above him.

At one point in time he was the worlds leading ever run scorer in test cricket

[Lightning McQueen]

Davey never married her for her brains……..

Was probably excited about what her capabilities are if she's willing to do that in a public dunny.

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Davey never married her for her brains……..

Was probably excited about what her capabilities are if she's willing to do that in a public dunny.

The skies the limit!

[tigerpie]

Davey never married her for her brains……..

Was probably excited about what her capabilities are if she's willing to do that in a public dunny.

Couple of leg openers and some molly and she's away.

[tigerpie]

Statistically Smith has been phenomenal no matter what you think of him as a human.

Border and S Waugh I thought were 2 and 3 till Smith come along.

[RB]

Greg Chappell for mine. Fantastic batsman and a large percentage of his innings were against world class attacks.

Border has to go close as well, for that reason. Ponting at his best was as good as any. Smith in the 2019 Ashes was phenomenal. But yeah still Greg Chappell for me.

[wenchbarwer]

I loved that my first proper cricket bat was a Gray Nicholls Greg Chappell scoop. Not that it helped me in any way, shape or form.

I'd have him in a bit front of Border, loved that both of these superstars were baseballers in their younger years.

[mal]

**** Kornes now having his say on our best batter since Bradman (arguably).

Sorry, that title lies with Ponting for me.

Ponting
Border
Chappell
Hayden
S Waugh

All above Smith

Adam GilChrist as well
The Adam averaged 47 with the bat
How many of the above batsmen could average 47 batting mostly at 7 ?

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**** Kornes now having his say on our best batter since Bradman (arguably).

Sorry, that title lies with Ponting for me.

Ponting
Border
Chappell
Hayden
S Waugh

All above Smith

Adam GilChrist as well
The Adam averaged 47 with the bat
How many of the above batsmen could average 47 batting mostly at 7 ?

I actually had Gilly in as well but took him out.
Smith just in front of Gilly for me.

[locky801]

Gilly was elite in all forms of the game.

I love sitting back watching highlight packages of him on You Tube

His batting goes with him as he is a very laid back type of individual, love his commentary as well

Probably sits in my Top 5 or 6

[tigerpie]

Fun fact Smith has scored almost the same amount of runs on tour as he has at home.

[Aerie]

I was too young to see Greg Chappell and really only caught the back end of Allan Border, so my ‘best since Border’, just, is Ponting in front of Smith. The two standouts.

[The Dark Knight]

The 'no 100's in India' stat sits a little bit uncomfortably when discussing the best since Bradman however.

Ponting has 1.

@whufc
https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/aus ... cket-score

[Armchair expert]

**** Kornes now having his say on our best batter since Bradman (arguably).

Sorry, that title lies with Ponting for me.

Ponting
Border
Chappell
Hayden
S Waugh

All above Smith

Adam GilChrist as well
The Adam averaged 47 with the bat
How many of the above batsmen could average 47 batting mostly at 7 ?

Gilchrist only scored tons in innings where another bat scored a ton, does that count against him?

[tigerpie]

If someone was batting for my life I'd take Border, and Waugh.
For pure elegance Chappell.
To win me a game Ponting, Gilly and Hayden.

Oops forgot Smith.
If I want someone to save a game it's him.

[Armchair expert]

Michael Clarke is highly underrated.

[tigerpie]

Michael Clarke is highly underrated.

I don't think he's quite in that league.......close.
I rate him more as a captain.
Imo one of our best tactically.