WHETHER SOME PEOPLE LIKE IT OR NOT, MUTTIAH WILL HAVE>>>>
MORE TEST WICKETS THAN SHANE, A BETTER AVERAGE THAN SHANE, A BETTER STRIKE RATE THAN SHANE, A BETTER ECONOMY THAN SHANE, A BETTER MATCH-BEST THAN SHANE, A BETTER INNINGS-BEST THAN SHANE, FAR MORE 5-FERS THAN SHANE, WAY MORE TEN-FERS THAN SHANE, ALL FROM FAR FEWER MATCHES THAN SHANE.
AS THEY SAY, LOOK IN THE BOOK, DON'T WHINE ABOUT ACTIONS AND ELBOWS.
One will hope that Warne will be gracious when he over takes him.Some how I think he wont be able to resist having a dig.K.P said today that Murali is tougher proposition.
Does the text need to be in capitals, County Player? But you are right, although most cricket bores me, as it is far too slow moving, you have to say that both these bowlers have been masters of their sport and the Sri Lankan has now got the record.
Wonderful quote from Adrian Pierson - "Murali chucks it, but he's such a nice bloke that he's still good for the game". Says it all really - it doesn;t matter that he cheats as long as we don't offend our Asian brethren.
I remember going to County nets as a 15 year old and struggling like hell against an off spinner who had the most deceptive change up ball. Walked out of the net to have things "analysed" by the coach, who told me I'd done fine but said to the other lad "go home lad, we don' play baseball ere"!
I half agree, he is not a chucker as it seems only australians, baring the current team have a problem with him, such as thier PM and darrel hair the idiot, but his action has been approved by he ICC so that should be that, I mean he can not staighten his arm because of a defect in it, that dont mean he should not play , its a bit like Shoaib Akhtar, he is double jointed but technically he dont bend hsi arm foward, it is just the way it is.
Lex: I know you, you've stolen from me before Bart: I want a lawyer Lex: And I want a ponytail....dissapointment abounds BRILLIANT
Fact still remains and will never change. Warne could bat and Warne could catch at first slip. Much better allround cricketer and pick always before MuMu because of these facts.
Yes..there WAS an idiot caveman... Hunter W. Gatherer
On the other hand Warne took many amazing slip catches and on numerous occasions scored valuable runs.
As a bowler he had a genuine action and was exciting to watch him first work out a batsman then dismiss him.
Shane had personality and a great cricketing brain as he proved as Captain of the Royals winning the recent 20/20 series in India.
There is no doubt in my mind that the robotic sameness of Murali's bowling was repetitive and dull and his deformed arm was the key to his statistics. It only takes a miniscule of whiplash in the delivery to add the vital torque he was able to impart.
