Re: Must be a slow news day...

by JKLever on Wed 28 May 2008, 02:08

taipan wrote:
JKLever wrote:I'd just label him an allrounder. At various times in his career he'd have got into the side for both disciplines alone.

And equally at various times of his career he would have been dropped if he didn't have the other string to his bow.

Sure.

For the first 20 tests of his career he was picked pretty much on potential rather than results...

by Brass Monkey on Wed 28 May 2008, 02:10

JKLever wrote:
Sure.

For the first 20 tests of his career he was picked pretty much on potential rather than results...

I'd say that from '03 SA series, he wouldn't have ever been dropped for his bowling.

by PeterCS on Wed 28 May 2008, 04:50

I still prefer Robert Johnson.