lamellavig Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 His bowling averages are amazing. By all accounts, he produced special balls. It also seems that McGrath was the most philosophical bowler. He was not reliant on brutal vulgar muscle.
Ankit_sharma03 Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 the guy had a number on almost all top batsman of his time. If i make any 11 , he ll be the 1st name on my list
Tattieboy Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 Such a shame ICF'rs wouldn't pick him as he is not quick enough for them . Gollum, Ankit_sharma03, saik and 1 other 2 2
Gollum Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 There will be better bowlers but not in his mould. Even current 48 year old Mcgrath bowling to Kohli with a stacked well functioning slip-gully cordon will guarantee.
Gollum Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 Almost 3 years post retirement against Warner in an All Stars Match SCORECARD IIRC Warner had ripped apart the Saffers in a T20 series before this exho. Mcgrath finished with 18/3 in his 4 overs (1 maiden) and got Warner, Voges, David Hussey out. Batting line up had Clarke, Haddin, White, Bailey, Steven Smith apart from these 3. Trundling in the 120s yet so uneasy to handle nevada, sensible-indian and Ankit_sharma03 1 1 1
rtmohanlal Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 2 hours ago, Lala said: Bumrah seems you people can't get sleep with out unnecessary creating at the least small disturbances like these when coming to any thing related with India.No wonder, that is in your blood.Isn'it????
rkt.india Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 3 hours ago, Tattieboy said: Such a shame ICF'rs wouldn't pick him as he is not quick enough for them . McGrath was no trundler Switchblade 1
putrevus Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 (edited) Mcgrath, Marshall and Ambrose would be in my all time bowling line up. I would take these three over anybody. Edited June 21, 2018 by putrevus
Rightarmfast Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 /\ Although Akram doesnt have a great test record, I would still have him in the team. It will be a tough call between Ambrose and Akram.
Tattieboy Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 1 hour ago, rkt.india said: McGrath was no trundler He wasn't a 144kmph bowler either which some on here want as a minimum target to achieve selection !
putrevus Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 5 minutes ago, Tattieboy said: He wasn't a 144kmph bowler either which some on here want as a minimum target to achieve selection ! What he had was bounce and he had enough speed especially early in career.There is a reason why Mcgrath was even unknown in Australia while coming up thru ranks, he did not have the wow factor.
lamellavig Posted June 21, 2018 Author Posted June 21, 2018 7 minutes ago, putrevus said: What he had was bounce and he had enough speed especially early in career.There is a reason why Mcgrath was even unknown in Australia while coming up thru ranks, he did not have the wow factor. These are also qualities that Bumrah has. Bumrah has a great opportunity to develop into legendary bowler.
putrevus Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 1 minute ago, lamellavig said: These are also qualities that Bumrah has. Bumrah has a great opportunity to develop into legendary bowler. Bumrah does not have the mental fortitude that Mcgrath had, atleast what we have seen so far.Mcgrath was so strong mentally.People underestimate Mcgrath's ability to land ball after ball on the same spot, as a bowler he had no weakness.
cric_fan Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 What a bowler he was!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
Tattieboy Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 58 minutes ago, putrevus said: What he had was bounce and he had enough speed especially early in career.There is a reason why Mcgrath was even unknown in Australia while coming up thru ranks, he did not have the wow factor. He was an unknown because he was a country boy and moved to the city to become a known
Mosher Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 (edited) McGrath was a lot quicker when he was young. If you have read articles on him you will know that he wants bowlers to bowl as fast as they can but they need to have other skills too. Just pace alone won't suffice at the highest level. Unsurprisingly, McGrath believes he was consistently quicker in the early part of his international career, and while a drop-off in pace wasn't a conscious thing as the years wore on, his increased skills-set more than made up for any absence of velocity. "I think the quickest ball I ever bowled on the speed gun was the '99 World Cup final and it was 92mph (148kph), so it was reasonable," he said. "(But) I think I was lot quicker when I first got (to international cricket). "In 1995 in the West Indies, I was running in a lot harder, hitting the crease better and my pace was probably quicker then. "I didn't intentionally slow down to get control, it was just the way things turned out. "I was trying to bowl as quick as I could. "I think my action, even when I look at replays it looks like I'm just jogging in and rolling my arm over, but it felt like I was putting in everything in every ball I bowled. "To bowl express pace is not something you can teach, it's something that comes naturally. "Bowling at 150kph is something you are born with. "You can't take a 130kph bowler and turn him into 150 if they don't have the ability. "It's something that's natural. "I just felt if you found the edge and it carried to the slips and they caught it, happy days." https://www.cricket.com.au/news/glenn-mcgrath-australia-fast-bowling-pace-bounce-movement-velocity-philander-interview/2016-11-13 Edited June 21, 2018 by Mosher speedheat 1
Moochad Posted June 21, 2018 Posted June 21, 2018 Its hard to say as stats don't tell the whole story. A bowler today can be as good, but due to the nature of the pitches currently, their stats could look worse. I still consider Steyn much better than McGrath. Switchblade 1
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