James Anderson

[smoker]

15 wickets away from overtaking McGrath

That will be Popcorn day on every international cricket forum.

 

[rentaghost]

I think he's the best swing bowler of all time. Marshall and Akram have been mentioned, but I think Jimmy is better as an out and out swing bowler (though would likewise argue those two were better 'all-court' bowlers).

Think of it like this. The cloud is grey, the atmosphere muggy, the pitch is Trent Bridge, the ball is a duke. You have to send one bowler from cricket history to bowl for your life... It's Jimmy. Every time.



Not sure he deserves to be in the side if Stokes gets off. Either way, Jimmy will last longer.

Good post that but Trent Bridge was the home of Sir Richard Hadlee who i'm sure was equally as devastating in those conditions at his home ground.

 

[Rip Van Fish]

Absolutely unplayable on days like today

Makes the batsmen play at every ball.

Classic at the "set up"

Good post that but Trent Bridge was the home of Sir Richard Hadlee who i'm sure was equally as devastating in those conditions at his home ground.

Devastating on anything was that fantastic player.
Joy to watch. Class all-rounder

There was nothing Malcolm Marshall couldn't do with the ball. The best in my book.

That boundary he hit at Headingley with a broken arm was class tho

 

[Ageing trundler]

Makes the batsmen play at every ball.

Classic at the "set up"


Devastating on anything was that fantastic player.
Joy to watch. Class all-rounder


That boundary he hit at Headingley with a broken arm was class tho

The thing that used to amaze me about Marshall was his ability to hoop the ball around corners then whizz an unplayable bouncer straight at the throat. Poor Andy Lloyd never stood a chance in 1984 and Mike Gatting must still have nightmares about being LBW padding up and that ball on the 1985-86 tour. You didn't know whether you would end up looking like a fool, or in hospital.