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    Posted: 30 August 2007 at 11:18pm
Sorry Sledge, will do.
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Good lad.
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I wasn't saying sorry to you, lad.
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I can read lad.
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Thats nice.
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 It'll be bed without supper if this continues.
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Alright Sledge, Lets hear your 'Worlds Bests'
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Originally posted by EnglandFan

England: Ian Botham
South Africa: Graeme Pollock
West Indies: Gary Sobers
Pakistan: Javed Miandad
India: Sachin Tendulkar
Austrailia: Shane Warne
New Zealand: Richard Hadlee
Sri Lanka: Sanath Jayasuriya


Murali is far better than Jayasuriya and Bradman is the greatest batsman ever. Despite, Warne's brilliance Bradman can't be matched.
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Deadly agree, Murali is way better than S. Jay.
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Yep, Bradman is the greatest cricketer in the history of the game.
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I didn't know you were that old Sammy. That would explain a lot.
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Thanks SW. But, it is indeed true.
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Sam i am better than Bradman but the only problem is no international cricketers have seen me play, if they did Bradman would of been number 2 and I number one.
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So, pigs are flying these days?
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Watch it kid. I'll be BACK!!!
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you guys get into the funniest arguments.
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Its all friendly banter. Nothing intentional about it. Well, unless BFM was being serious.
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yeah i sensed the sarcasm in the last few posts, its still entertaining though. 
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Originally posted by samhache

Yep, Bradman is the greatest cricketer in the history of the game.
He was?
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yes
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I suppose you're going to say WG was better. Predictable.
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England : Geoffrey Boycott
South Africa : Herschell Gibbs
West Indies : Viv Richards
Pakistan : Wasim Akram
India : Kapil Dev
Australia : Michael Bevan
New Zealand : Shane Bond
Sri Lanka : Lasith Malinga
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Originally posted by samhache

I suppose you're going to say WG was better. Predictable.
Nope, I'm going to say there is no such thing or person as the greatest cricketer ever - as I don't recall Bradman taking wickets on a regular basis, keeping wicket or fielding to the level of some of the best ....... I do not see how he can be the greatest cricketer ever.  Load of tosh.
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ok, batsman. Sobers, best cricketer ever.
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Good good post mate.
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I'm not too keen to say this person is the greatest cricketer but I'm my view, Sobers will always get my nod ahead of Bradman for that as he was a better bowler and Sobers could have field anywhere! It's simple, Bracken is a better ODI bowler than Lee, but overall, Lee is the better play as his batting and fielding is better!
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yes exactly, good point.

However, I would rather have Bradman in my team despite Sobers being better in the field and with the ball, simply because he was so good with the bat. Does that mean he's the greatest cricketer ever? Controversial.
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Nope, everyone has their own views! I think I might have included Bradman if I had to choose between the 2.
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So why aren't "World cricketer of the year" awards always given to all-rounders then? It's not just about having more tricks up your sleeve, it's about doing what you do best. Bradman's batting contribution throughout his career was way better than most all-rounders' contributions. That makes him a better cricketer. You can't say that a specialist batsman isn't a cricketer because he can't bowl, can you?

Would you call Shane Watson a better cricketer than Matthew Hayden?
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Exactly, excellent point Mojo. In fact Don Bradman, based upon statistics, is the greatest sportsman ever- he was and still is that far ahead of his counterparts.   
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