Current overrated XI

hmnn...worth some thought...

the term is sometimes used in assessments of players from other teams...ie Bresnan is an over rated Cydesdale who cannot pull or carry the carrots and oats he consumes

and then in reflecting on the claims of a player in the team one supports...ie a carved up Clotto bottom lip could supply steaks for an end of year footy trip

Red wrote:AB de Villiers is a middle order batsman definitely overrated. If Stephan Fleming hadn't retired he'd be almost first on the list.

Was looking for the Steyn thread and came across this gem.

I'd already bumped the Red thread ...

lardbucket wrote:I'd already bumped the Red thread ...

I noticed, but was looking at the same time as you.

Red wrote:What about Gayle? Is lauded at times as a veritable superstar, supercool, the best thing since sliced bread yet has a test average in the high 30's. Gets to play a lot on the Caribbean featherbeds as well. Has also been injury-prone of late.

got this right, though

Henry wrote:1. How- Kiwis rave about him but he averages 25 in tests
2. Smith (c)- Well, he's just.....Smith
3. Bell- "On the verge of greatness" FFS.....
4. Clarke- Declared a FAC whilst still swimming towards his mum's egg
5. Malik (Shoaib)- Captain's Pakistan yet hasn't even proved himself as a test player
6. Dilshan- Rated as a "Brilliant stroke player" yet he hardly ever comes off
7. Boucher+ -Average 'keeper, average batsman, yet hailed by many as a 'great'
8. Vettori- You'd think he was up there with Warne. Averages 34 in tests.....
9. Broad- Ok he's young, but hasn't really done much to justify the hype...yet
10. Johnson- Can't swing the ball into the right handers, and pretty wayward
11. Southee- NZ'ers are crossing their fingers with him...Might just be shit.

thats reverse jgkesque

Ethics? The Gall! wrote:

Henry wrote:1. How- Kiwis rave about him but he averages 25 in tests
2. Smith (c)- Well, he's just.....Smith
3. Bell- "On the verge of greatness" FFS.....
4. Clarke- Declared a FAC whilst still swimming towards his mum's egg
5. Malik (Shoaib)- Captain's Pakistan yet hasn't even proved himself as a test player
6. Dilshan- Rated as a "Brilliant stroke player" yet he hardly ever comes off
7. Boucher+ -Average 'keeper, average batsman, yet hailed by many as a 'great'
8. Vettori- You'd think he was up there with Warne. Averages 34 in tests.....
9. Broad- Ok he's young, but hasn't really done much to justify the hype...yet
10. Johnson- Can't swing the ball into the right handers, and pretty wayward
11. Southee- NZ'ers are crossing their fingers with him...Might just be shit.

thats  reverse jgkesque

I stand by my assertions in relation to Clarke, Boucher, and Vettori.

Henry usually Trevs people from potential greatness to vanishing obscurity (see threads on Malan, Trego, any Somerset player under the age of 40 with a BMI lower than Blackwell's) but this is a good example of the less frequent Vert phenomenon.

lardbucket wrote:Cheaping has to go into the gloss ...

* writes 'cheaping' in red crayon on back of hand *

lots of gold in this thread

and this

lardbucket wrote:Henry usually Trevs people from potential greatness to vanishing obscurity (see threads on Malan, Trego, any Somerset player under the age of 40 with a BMI lower than Blackwell's) but this is a good example of the less frequent Vert phenomenon.

The SA subdivision of a Vert is a Der. See threads on Steyn, Smith, ABdV and Philander.