Re: Steyn vs Lee

by Zat Tue 06 Jan 2009, 03:25

Henry wrote:
Zat wrote:
Paul Keating wrote:
Paul Keating wrote:I cannot get over Lee's improvement recently.

I'd go Lee.

I said this a year ago?

FFS - what was I smoking?
Could've been worse, you could've been some stoopid pommy whinger talking up an Indian 'all rounder' who's done nothing.

You couldn't be a bigger c*nt if you tried. Actually Trev, I could be you, you pathetic snivelling excuse of a forumer.I never talked up Yuvraj as an all rounder you pathetic little man. It's easy to talk up a player who's doing well. I talked up Yuvraj when the results weren't showing his talent but now he's starting to come good.

And if you never talked up Yuvraj as an all rounder, then what do you call this:

Henry wrote:I've always thought Yuvraj was an outstanding talent, and some of his strokeplay is reminiscent of Garry Sobers. Obviously he hasnt achieved the same success as Sobers, but I really think it's time India considered dropping Laxman from the test team and playing Yuvraj. He gives India an X factor not just with his batting, but he's very good in the field as well.

His time has come.

As I've said elsewhere, he's had six or so years in the Indian team for mediocre results. You buffoon.

by Zat Tue 06 Jan 2009, 03:26

Obviously you've scored a bad dose of crack in exchange for one of your back-alley headjobs.

by Henry Tue 06 Jan 2009, 03:29

His batting is reminiscent of Sobers. I never mentioned his left arm rubbish bowling.

by PlanetPakistan Tue 06 Jan 2009, 03:30

i think Lee's action needs to be a bit more side on as the swing he gets is quite manageable because the ball swings way too EARLY.

by Zat Tue 06 Jan 2009, 03:33

Henry wrote:His batting is reminiscent of Sobers. I never mentioned his left arm rubbish bowling.

So on the strength of a couple of fifties, after six years in and out of the team, he's made it? You're easy to please.

by Henry Tue 06 Jan 2009, 03:34

Lee is finished. No doubt he'll come out and start babbling on about coming back "quicker than ever", but the guy is 32, clearly losing his pace, and has never been much better than average anyway.

by PlanetPakistan Tue 06 Jan 2009, 03:47

Henry wrote:Lee is finished. No doubt he'll come out and start babbling on about coming back "quicker than ever", but the guy is 32, clearly losing his pace, and has never been much better than average anyway.

he is generally very fit so i won't count him out just yet.

by Red Tue 06 Jan 2009, 03:50

I agree with Henry though that his claims that he will peak in his mid-thirties are rubbish and a desperate attempt at talking up career salvation.

by Paul Keating Tue 06 Jan 2009, 09:24

What scares me is that in 20 years time, Lee might be painted as a great fast bowler of the game and he will be teaching kids etc and future test players will be calling on him for help to iron out any issues.

It's the stuff of nightmares.

by Zat Tue 06 Jan 2009, 09:30

Well, there's a cricket coaching mob calling Graham Yallop and Ashley Mallet 'greats' plugging a series of workshops they're doing around my part of the world at the moment.

by OP Tipping Tue 06 Jan 2009, 09:32

Given his poor record, I don't see how

by Zat Tue 06 Jan 2009, 23:57

I weep for the future.

by PlanetPakistan Fri 12 Feb 2010, 13:35

Late swing is what makes Steyn a FAR better bowler than Lee...

by taipan Fri 12 Feb 2010, 18:30

skully wrote:I will wait for Steyn to play Aus before making any judgement. Perhaps the title of the thread should be "Steyn v New Lee" because Steyn probably carps all over the old Lee.

Decision time?

by skully Fri 12 Feb 2010, 21:38

Hehe, nice bump by Smerkle, right into a Saffie's lap.

Nah, I rate him highly, taips. Steyn is clearly the no. 1 quick in the world at the mo.

by JKLever Fri 12 Feb 2010, 21:44

They're no Jimmy Anderson...

by JKLever Fri 12 Feb 2010, 21:45

PearlJ wrote:Well..... Lee atm. He has played SL and India (And England in the last 2) since he became not shite. Steyn has just been bullying NZ and the Windies.

And Federer will still never win another major...

by DJ_Smerk Fri 12 Feb 2010, 22:53

skully wrote:Hehe, nice bump by Smerkle, right into a Saffie's lap.

Nah, I rate him highly, taips. Steyn is clearly the no. 1 quick in the world at the mo.

Think you're getting me confused with Zat. scratch

by lardbucket Fri 12 Feb 2010, 23:00

you 'twit' ... it was bumped by the pace-obsessed PP this time, and it was my fault a year earlier

the 'contest' was never a contest, Lee was always rubbish.

by DJ_Smerk Fri 12 Feb 2010, 23:02

Wow, I caught a wild Lardbucket.

The bait wasn't even set. Cool

by Zat Sat 13 Feb 2010, 00:40

lardbucket wrote:you 'twit' ... it was bumped by the pace-obsessed PP this time, and it was my fault a year earlier

the 'contest' was never a contest, Lee was always rubbish.

It's alive!!!

Or did I get that drunk last night that I slept up to the Ashes?

by skully Sat 13 Feb 2010, 02:38

DJ_Smerk wrote:
skully wrote:Hehe, nice bump by Smerkle, right into a Saffie's lap.

Nah, I rate him highly, taips. Steyn is clearly the no. 1 quick in the world at the mo.

Think you're getting me confused with Zat.

Yeah, my bad. It were PP. The little kid confused me. Cool

by taipan Tue 05 Mar 2013, 13:48

Henry wrote:
Zat wrote:
Paul Keating wrote:
Paul Keating wrote:I cannot get over Lee's improvement recently.

I'd go Lee.

I said this a year ago?

FFS - what was I smoking?
Could've been worse, you could've been some stoopid pommy whinger talking up an Indian 'all rounder' who's done nothing.

You couldn't be a bigger c*nt if you tried. I never talked up Yuvraj as an all rounder you pathetic little man. It's easy to talk up a player who's doing well. I talked up Yuvraj when the results weren't showing his talent but now he's starting to come good.

The curse of the Trev,

by Henry Tue 05 Mar 2013, 13:56

Henry wrote:Lee is more mature now, and slightly quicker(Although not quite as quick as he used to be). Steyn is rougher around the edges, but does more with the ball, and produces more wicket taking deliveries.

Probably just Lee at the moment, but Steyn is getting better all the time.

At THAT TIME, I think this was a fair assessment. Obviously now, the answer is obvious.

by furriner Tue 05 Mar 2013, 15:20

Henry wrote:...At THAT TIME, I think this was a fair assessment......

Or, as Taipan said:

taipan wrote:The curse of the Trev,

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