Murali is a no brainer for spinner- but quickie is a more difficult one. Pollock is way past it, Shoaib a druggie.

Any thoughts?

No clear number 1 really.

Apart from pollock who isn't the force he once was there really isn't a great quick around right now.

World is a strange place at the mo- Englands best bowler is a spinner and Australia without McGrath & Warne.....

Hmm, Brett Lee apparently. If you want someone of the incredibly high calibre of Chris Read out, he's your man.

no. 1 spinner remains the same. no. 1 pacer, hmm, dunno. ntini? god, thats sad

Malinga has the potential to be no 1

If you have any young sons, teach them to bat not bowl.

Subby

I'd lob Asif in there if it wasn't for the drug thing ...
Gump too ...

gump had drugs?

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Originally posted by The One:
gump had drugs?

no ...
I rate him up there albeit after only a dozen tests ...

Asif was a good young bowler but after getting away with taking steriods i can't see him as a test match bowler now.

Shane Bond, if he remains injury-free.

Pollock's still as good. He's not become any more a spent force than McGrath.

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Originally posted by please:
Asif was a good young bowler but after getting away with taking steriods i can't see him as a test match bowler now.

are you referring to his career pre-drugs, or from now on?

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Originally posted by High Hopes:
Pollock's still as good. He's not become any more a spent force than McGrath.

he already is, he's averaging about 40 in his last 10 tests and he's much younger than mcgrath.

mcgrath never went through a run as poor as that.

probably Ntini (at home), and Clark all around. Pollock is still economical but not as threatening as before

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Originally posted by Mo-Mo:

are you referring to his career pre-drugs, or from now on?

Both of course unless he serves the penalty for steriod use.

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Originally posted by please:

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Originally posted by Mo-Mo:

are you referring to his career pre-drugs, or from now on?

Both of course unless he serves the penalty for steriod use.

True - like Warne/Shoiab their careers should be viewed with some scepticism pre-drugs test. But I agree both him and Shoiab should pay the penalty for their drug use - ignorance is not an excuse.

It's a shame because he seemed like such a promising bowler.

spinner - Murali
quick - Clark

Doesn't make much sense as far as warne goes.

unlike pakistan players he was tested year in year out for all sorts of drugs for his entire career and was clean except for one diet tablet.

Thankfully he owned up like a man should and served his time unlike the pakistan players who were pinged the very first time they were tested and for steriods of all things and yet they still lie through their teeth.

sad state of affairs.

I think a fit Flints is miles ahead of most.

Spinner=Murali
Fastie=Sreesanth

I was going to say that Sreesanth hasn't yet proved himself against a good cricket team, then I realised that apart from Australia there aren't any.

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Originally posted by Honiyan:
Spinner=Murali
Fastie=Sreesanth

Who?