To be fair, the person specifically referred to Laxman at the moment.ronny_kingsley said:Laxman overrated . Another of ur PJ's . He is a better batsman than even Tendulkar when in flow.Nobody needs to proove it.Surely he doesnt. Just for his 281 can he be regarded as one of the best ever and he will be.
Giles isn't even the best spinner in England.Sureshot said:Giles is also good.
I'd disagree......he doesn't spin the ball much but he has a keen cricketing mind and is quite accurate.......he also has good variations.....for a left arm spinner, which isn't much.....andrew_nixon said:Giles isn't even the best spinner in England.
I agree with this......he can't be amongst the best......lets see after ze ashes what happens..........littlegenius90 said:pieterson???
no doubt he is good but u guys think he is among the BEST just after 9 innings???
man I dont understand this logic
Jason Brown, Gary Keedy and Gareth Batty all have good variations, and can spin the ball a lot more than Giles. And all three have better first class averages than Giles over the last two years. Giles is only in the side for his batting.ZoraxDoom said:he doesn't spin the ball much but he has a keen cricketing mind and is quite accurate.......he also has good variations.....
First class averages include test averages.....and test matches have better quality batsmen than in county cricket......andrew_nixon said:Jason Brown, Gary Keedy and Gareth Batty all have good variations, and can spin the ball a lot more than Giles. And all three have better first class averages than Giles over the last two years. Giles is only in the side for his batting.
So you've seen them bowl?andrew_nixon said:You're right, statistics don't tell the whole story.
If you ever get the oppurtunity to watch the three bowlers I mentioned in action, you'll see how much better bowlers they are than Ashley Giles.