DOC wrote:Imagine if we applied the same standard?
Test average after 18 Tests:
T Head 40.66
D Warner 39.47
M Hayden 38.83
M Clarke 38.81
S Smith 38.45
R Ponting 37.25
M Waugh 36.00
I Chappell 33.45
S Waugh 29.39
How many of them were dropped at some point???
Hayden, Clark, Smith, Ponting all definitely were yeah.
I'm not sure anyone is saying Head's career is done, but he just has to find a way to stop the soft dismissals once in against the good sides.
I think for perspective you would also need to compare who each other played against eg Im guessing Hayden and Waugh x 2 played a lot of their first 18 tests against the great west indian pace attacks, Clarke began his career on the sub continent.
Also how old were each when they reached there 18 tests. Head is now 26. I feel like but could be wrong Ponting, Clarke, S.Waugh, Smith, Hayden and Chappell were all under 23 when they debuted in tests.