Who is the BIGGEST dud to play cricket for Australia?

[bayman]

tell you what Don Bradman batted on shite decks that were not covered and still faced blokes who could bowl quick. Not to mention he only saw them each time he played them and could not really study them as there was no television. Don't kid yourself panther, he was unreal and saying he would have an average of 49 rather than 99 is an un-educated cricket comment imo. what if he had todays training or equipment??

what are you on LK ?

bradman was in his 70's when the west indian quicks were at their peak, i'd suggest a 49 run average is a fair call & infact bradman was asked a similar question about how he'd go & the don said i'd average around the 50 mark, when quizzed he replied well i am 83 years old

[Choccies]

I'd have to say Andrew McDonald isnt really setting the world on fire.... not quite sure what he brings to the team but I'll give him a chance to settle before labelling him a dud...

[rod_rooster]

greatest batsman ever Bradman.....

greatest West Indian Attack....

Joel Garner
Andy Roberts
Michael Holding
Colin Croft

statistically these bowlers each averaged over 4 wks per test at around 20 - 25 p /w....not bad hey???

marshall has one of the best averages in the modern game well in the low 20's and batted high 20's.................

but the greatest allrounder in the modern game Imran Khan batting average around 37, bowling approx 4.5wks per test @ 24 approx...........quite incredible.............and equal or better than any other allrounder the game has ever seen.....................

Although i didn't see much of Imran Khan and those stats are fantastic does Jacques Kallis' stats rate him as the greatest modern day allrounder the game has seen?

9988 runs @ 54.57
252 wickets @ 31.12
139 catches

That is a pretty hard record to beat and rates him as the no 1 allrounder of the modern era IMO.

If you're talking modern all-rounder then fine but if talking all time Sir Garfield Sobers is the man.

[wycbloods]

greatest batsman ever Bradman.....

greatest West Indian Attack....

Joel Garner
Andy Roberts
Michael Holding
Colin Croft

statistically these bowlers each averaged over 4 wks per test at around 20 - 25 p /w....not bad hey???

marshall has one of the best averages in the modern game well in the low 20's and batted high 20's.................

but the greatest allrounder in the modern game Imran Khan batting average around 37, bowling approx 4.5wks per test @ 24 approx...........quite incredible.............and equal or better than any other allrounder the game has ever seen.....................

Although i didn't see much of Imran Khan and those stats are fantastic does Jacques Kallis' stats rate him as the greatest modern day allrounder the game has seen?

9988 runs @ 54.57
252 wickets @ 31.12
139 catches

That is a pretty hard record to beat and rates him as the no 1 allrounder of the modern era IMO.

If you're talking modern all-rounder then fine but if talking all time Sir Garfield Sobers is the man.

Yes i am talking about the modern era RR

[CoverKing]

hence the modern era referral im guessing

[rod_rooster]

Ah, but ubeauty was referring to Imran as being equal or better to any the game has ever seen. I agree on the modern all-rounder call but disagree with the equal or better to any the game has ever seen part.

[Pidge]

Phil Hughes

That is not funny in the slightest and shows your complete lack of understanding of the game of cricket.

Im sorry that i dont agree with everything you and NFC say. But i dont like Hughes

[Adelaide Hawk]

Phil Hughes

That is not funny in the slightest and shows your complete lack of understanding of the game of cricket.

Im sorry that i dont agree with everything you and NFC say. But i dont like Hughes

Then I have a feeling you are not going to enjoy the next 10 years or so.

[Pidge]

Phil Hughes

That is not funny in the slightest and shows your complete lack of understanding of the game of cricket.

Im sorry that i dont agree with everything you and NFC say. But i dont like Hughes

Then I have a feeling you are not going to enjoy the next 10 years or so.

I disagree with his selection at this stage. Jacques or Rogers are better at the moment. Leave him and develop him for a couple of seasons.

[ubeauty]

greatest batsman ever Bradman.....

greatest West Indian Attack....

Joel Garner
Andy Roberts
Michael Holding
Colin Croft

statistically these bowlers each averaged over 4 wks per test at around 20 - 25 p /w....not bad hey???

marshall has one of the best averages in the modern game well in the low 20's and batted high 20's.................

but the greatest allrounder in the modern game Imran Khan batting average around 37, bowling approx 4.5wks per test @ 24 approx...........quite incredible.............and equal or better than any other allrounder the game has ever seen.....................

Although i didn't see much of Imran Khan and those stats are fantastic does Jacques Kallis' stats rate him as the greatest modern day allrounder the game has seen?

9988 runs @ 54.57
252 wickets @ 31.12
139 catches

That is a pretty hard record to beat and rates him as the no 1 allrounder of the modern era IMO.

If you're talking modern all-rounder then fine but if talking all time Sir Garfield Sobers is the man.

i'll clarify Imran Khan is the greatest All rounder i have personally seen, sobers was well before my time but by all reports the greatest cricketer ever.............but bradman no doubt is the the greatest batsman ever........i agree Kallis is very good but give me Khan anyday...fierce compeditor....

[rod_rooster]

Fair enough ubeauty. Imran no doubt was a wonderful cricketer.

[am Bays]

Surely the biggest dud to play for Australia has to be Kenneth Burns (test player #56) from Tasmania. Picked as the reserve 'keeper for the 1890 tour of England without ever having kept wicket in his life.... go figure.

Scored 41 runs in two tests...

Mind you that team was picked by a collection of NSW and VIC players...

[NFC]

I disagree with his selection at this stage. Jacques or Rogers are better at the moment. Leave him and develop him for a couple of seasons.

Quickly making you look stupid.

[stampy]

i know its easy to say when the kid is 64no but they just had to pick him, christ we have to give kids a chance especially with his record in the shield this season

[catchisthecry]

Ronald McDonald

[Adelaide Hawk]

We can close the thread, we have a winner. Anthony McDonald.

[hearts on fire]

Ronald McDonald

well said.

[wycbloods]

We can close the thread, we have a winner. Anthony McDonald.

Can't say i have seen him AH. Although Andrew McDonald isn't doing much at the moment, still not a dud in my book.

[catchisthecry]

A massive DUD

[NFC]

Ronald McDonald

Is AWFUL!