Craig
World Traveller
As the title says and how highly do you rate him? When he gets going he is one of the most exciting batsmen to watch and no bowler is safe. However, whilst I'm not knocking his natural game, I do think he does go over board with the attacking batting, and get to a five cent shot whilst looking like a million bucks. The other thing I can't over look is that does benefit on a lot of fortune, as in dropped catches, how many big innings has he played and has dropped at least a couple of times? Whilst it may not be important to some, I just can't overlook it, because with better fielding he would of been out. That 125 he scores but is dropped on 16 to an easy chance for Test cricketers and again on 44, if they were taken would he have looked as good? He is not as good 4th innings, but then again, never was a player like Steve Waugh.
He has got runs on a flat wicket, but he has also scored on some non flat wickets, so I won't go as far as to say he is a flat track bully. He is a decent 5th bowler option on a turning wicket and has enough quality to get a wicket or two when he bowls.
He has got runs on a flat wicket, but he has also scored on some non flat wickets, so I won't go as far as to say he is a flat track bully. He is a decent 5th bowler option on a turning wicket and has enough quality to get a wicket or two when he bowls.