Anderson

off topic Has Anderson been part off the England set up all the time ??????????

 

Anderson?

 

He appears to have broken sir ian bot hams record like I say off topic.has he been part of the England set up. I seem to think he was left out the team for a long time.haway man I m full of drink I'll read this tomorrow

 

Didn't know you were talking cricket mate. He got in quite young and then got overlooked for a while. Been a permanent fixture for some time now. At his best he was amazing

 

He came in around 2003 but then lost his place. If memory serves me correctly Harmison and Anderson were both vying for the place as the pace bowler in the side and for a while Harmison was the better choice (Anderson used to leak a lot of runs and couldn't control his swing like he does now, there were times he was a bit of a liability). He wasn't part of the set up in 2005 for the ashes (Harmison, Hoggard, Flintoff, Jones were the best seem bowling unit we've had in my lifetime in my opinion as they offered great variety) but came back in shortly after.

The guy has been our only outstanding bowler for a couple of years now (since Swann retired)

 

Only when there are clouds about. He was a decent bowler but not outstanding.

 

Vince, is this another theme for one of your murder mystery weekends you little tinker..

Can I have the magnifying glass this time and you have the AK-47..

 

He's certainly a lot better than the Brazilian footballer SAF signed.

A lot slimmer too.

Best swing bowler in world cricket for the last half dozen years at least, but the lacks the pace needed to be a regular wicket taker in the Steyn mould abroad when it's not swinging.

 

Personally think that stats don't always tell the full story OK Jimmy has overtaken Beefy as leading wicket taker but how many runs has he scored? Two different aspects of a cricket team allrounder/bowler - I know who I would rather have in my team!

 

Love the Avatar!

He's not an all rounder so it's not a fair comparison. Murali couldn't bat but 800 wickets says everything.

Anderson was as good a bowler as Beefy - not better, but as good. Both superb at the art of swing. Anderson's all round bowling talents are marginally better, but the force of Beefy's personality and presence gave him an edge - he psyched batsmen out. Often.

 

Cheers good info

 

A sportsman breaking a world record and I've never heard of him !
That's probably because cricket is the most boring sport in the world

 

not quite old son how about f1 racing , yawn

 

Aye & I'd add golf to the list.

 

And Tennis.

 

That's the second most boring sport in the world, Billy

 

I like cricket and golf, but I'm not an F1 fan, although I do like to see the Brits win..

 

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