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Best Test Opener At The Present Time
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Poll Question: who is the best test opener
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4 [10.26%]
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3 [7.69%]
4 [10.26%]
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    Posted: 19 January 2007 at 5:31pm
He would not be my choice for sure, but if  How, Farhat and Hafeez make the list, then Chris Gayle must be there.
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I voted Mat Hayden.
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I can't believe the lack of decent openers in world cricket.
Good one Graham!
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Not really the lack, just mean a lot of them are out of form. Sehwag, Smith - well until recently - De Villers, Cook, Strauss are all good players but are struggling at the moment.
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When you look for a test opener, you want a solid defence, consistancy, and confidence, so to my mind only one player who had everything was justin langer, all others have been corrupted by shorter version tend to play a shots too many and unnecessarily. Cook and strauss probably will come after him but they have a lack of consistancy and seen them unnerved by quick bowlers!
so far so good!
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There is a lack or quality best openers in comparison to previous decades. In saying that we are going through a new era in cricket. So come on Alister Cook.
Good one Graham!
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For some months I have argued with you on many things, mainly Bond vs Lee but I agree totally here. I am fine putting together a world XI from 3-11 but two openers I struggle to find. Look back to the 90's, 80's etc, they were numerous but today the fact that Hayden is probably the pick is not good.
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Hayden or langer
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Are you serious? Your bias is unbelievable! Langer has retired for one! Secondly Hayden has only been performing recently in the one day era. I still maintain that no opener has performed well lately and this thread should be scratched until someone does!
Good one Graham!
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being retired don't mean a thing
opening is very challenging, so I wouldn't expet openers to do as well as over batsmen
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If you look extra carefully you will notice that the thread is a 'present time' thread meaning players that are currently playing. Langer has retired meaning he is not a current player.
 
Your grammer makes it hard to understand your point also. You mean other batsman? I doubt Hayden agrees with you. A couple of years ago he was making batting look a lot easier than the likes of Ponting and Martyn.


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Good one Graham!
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Save your breath Bondy , he's had 21 posts to date and all a waste of time.
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his in the poll so I would think I can vote for him does that make sense?
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I'm going to take Sledger's advise.

Your choice as to who you vote for.
Good one Graham!
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Hayden most be one of the best openers ever for both test and one day
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Don't let form cloud your mind or stats for the matter.

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In troubled times, being philosophical helps a great deal, it helps you to remain sane and not do any further damage.
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Considering the thread says 'present', then I'd be inclined to agree.
Good one Graham!
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He said one of the best openers ever
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thank you
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Graem Smith, always has been and always will be.

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Verendar Sehwags got to be right up their. He's an exalent attacking batsmen. I don't know about Hayden, I've seen many times when he worked so hard to survive the opening pase attack, That he looses concentration and ends up edging the ball to the slips or the WK, In his 20's.
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That's Hayden's style and it works so no need fussing about it when it doesn't pay off.
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Hayden is definitely my favourite, the walk down the pitch is second to none!
 
Apart from him, I'd be inclined to mention someone like Cook or Smith.
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Virender sehwag , his last ten test centuries have been 150 plus scores, two triple centuries,fastest triple century against a decent attack ,excellent average ,good performance against good attacks,hes the most special batsmen at the moment as its amazing how much does he dominate a score card of india when he plays well ,FANTASTIC  in every sence of the word,  



Edited by jaysjay - 02 July 2008 at 11:00pm
for what a man would like to be true,that he more readily believes.
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Sehwag is a world class player but i dont think he is reliable so for me Hayden is the best test opener at present time.
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Edited by bondy - 03 July 2008 at 12:40am
Good one Graham!
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Ok, what's the deal here? You folks trying to rub salt in the wound for Pakistan not having any decent openers. You should've spared us from this torture by not including any opener from the Pakistan team. Especially not him...ugghhh...Farhat, anyone but him.
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Originally posted by bondy

I thought you were banned?
Even I thought so. He is back to (this) form.
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Got to be hayden currently. But i will not too far to rate him the best ever!!
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Originally posted by kirankri

Originally posted by bondy

I thought you were banned?
Even I thought so. He is back to (this) form.
I was in Lahore.
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