Re: Is Steyn a one year wonder?

by taipan Fri 23 Dec 2011, 08:19

Paul Keating wrote:This is the only test I have seen him in and I must say I have been disappointed.

He was hyped up like no other int'l fast bowler that I can remember.

by taipan Fri 23 Dec 2011, 08:20

skully wrote:He looks no better than the first time I saw him play, against England when Strauss had a golden tour.

by taipan Fri 23 Dec 2011, 08:21

Dello wrote:Nothing special on the England tour too. Massively over-hyped.

by taipan Fri 23 Dec 2011, 08:21

Red wrote:I bet SA would swap him for Sharma any day of the week. He hasn't really bowled that quickly and has lacked variation and yorkers.

by taipan Fri 23 Dec 2011, 08:22

Chivalry Augustus wrote:He's not a one-year wonder, he's a minnow-basher. He was never much cop and I think that yours truly was one of the few to question his credentials during the mega-bum Dale Steyn happy time that a few folk were having on here. I said I'd judge him after England and Australia. Well, KP had fun and got right under his skin, and now against good batsmen on good pitches he looks mediocre.

Great fast bowler my arse.

by Brass Monkey Fri 23 Dec 2011, 08:28

Clowns. Don't know where I was, but it's a real shame I didn't write on this thread because ever since 04/05 I thought this lad would be the business - the real deal. I thought it when he was getting smashed all over the park by us, he just had something about him that said we wouldn't be smashing him his whole career... someone like Lee on the other hand... I thought if he played another 20 Ashes Tests he'd still be the bumbling fool he's always been.

Anyway, good judgement chaps... way to kneejerk.

by taipan Fri 23 Dec 2011, 08:31

lardbucket wrote:great thread

Twas a great thread and I see that most of the action took place on 29 December. Twisted Evil

by Guest Fri 23 Dec 2011, 08:34

Goodness me. Some of the worst tripe ever committed to the bails displayed in this thread.

Fantastic find, lardy. For once I approve.

by skully Fri 23 Dec 2011, 08:35

taipan wrote:
skully wrote:Hehe. Victory is sweet, taips.

Skulls you will notice I haven't claimed victory yet.

skully wrote:Hehe, you are a benevolent chap indeed.

taipan wrote:
Red wrote:On the evidence of this test he hasn't improved from the pie chucker he looked the last time he visited these shores.

taipan wrote:
Paul Keating wrote:This is the only test I have seen him in and I must say I have been disappointed.

He was hyped up like no other int'l fast bowler that I can remember.

taipan wrote:
skully wrote:He looks no better than the first time I saw him play, against England when Strauss had a golden tour.

taipan wrote:
Dello wrote:Nothing special on the England tour too. Massively over-hyped.

taipan wrote:
Red wrote:I bet SA would swap him for Sharma any day of the week. He hasn't really bowled that quickly and has lacked variation and yorkers.

taipan wrote:
Chivalry Augustus wrote:He's not a one-year wonder, he's a minnow-basher. He was never much cop and I think that yours truly was one of the few to question his credentials during the mega-bum Dale Steyn happy time that a few folk were having on here. I said I'd judge him after England and Australia. Well, KP had fun and got right under his skin, and now against good batsmen on good pitches he looks mediocre.

Great fast bowler my arse.

So taips, I guess you ARE claiming victory now?

by taipan Fri 23 Dec 2011, 08:36

I think he has managed to prove himself now.

by taipan Fri 23 Dec 2011, 08:38

taipan wrote:
Merlin wrote:One tour to India and he'll be farked ... guaranteed.

Might be guilty of NSR here but Steyn in India - 15@20

Good times.

by Guest Fri 23 Dec 2011, 08:38

Can't believe those quotes are talking about the bloke who will probably be regarded as the finest fast bowler of his generation.

by skully Fri 23 Dec 2011, 08:39

And really, I think that was the point many were making. At the time of the comments, he hadn't.

And we've all heard the line about hindsight and 20/20 vision.

by skully Fri 23 Dec 2011, 08:40

I wonder if Philander will be the antithesis of Stain?

by Guest Fri 23 Dec 2011, 08:43

skully wrote:I wonder if Philander will be the antithesis of Stain?

Hehe yeah.

Would be funny if the Philander thread is brought back in 3 years after Philander has ended up with a 40 average over that period.

by Guest Fri 23 Dec 2011, 08:44

Not that I'm saying I think that will happen incidentally. From what I've seen he looks decent.

by taipan Fri 23 Dec 2011, 08:46

skully wrote:And really, I think that was the point many were making. At the time of the comments, he hadn't.

And we've all heard the line about hindsight and 20/20 vision.

Before this tour he had 136@22.67

by skully Fri 23 Dec 2011, 08:47

20/20.

by taipan Fri 23 Dec 2011, 08:49

skully wrote:20/20.

Um no. Some of us reckoned he had it and some of us thought he was overhyped.

by skully Fri 23 Dec 2011, 08:50

At the time.

by lardbucket Fri 23 Dec 2011, 08:52

I reckon this Tendulkar chap might be quite a good batsman ... nearly as good as Lara, perhaps.

by taipan Fri 23 Dec 2011, 08:53

Um no, if you claim actual stats are hindsight, it makes a bit of a mockery of your life.

by Brass Monkey Fri 23 Dec 2011, 08:57

taipan wrote:
skully wrote:And really, I think that was the point many were making. At the time of the comments, he hadn't.

And we've all heard the line about hindsight and 20/20 vision.

Before this tour he had 136@22.67

EXACTLY! I don't know what people could've been thinking.

by taipan Fri 23 Dec 2011, 08:59

Brass Monkey wrote:
taipan wrote:
skully wrote:And really, I think that was the point many were making. At the time of the comments, he hadn't.

And we've all heard the line about hindsight and 20/20 vision.

Before this tour he had 136@22.67

EXACTLY! I don't know what people could've been thinking.

They believed Red

by Brass Monkey Fri 23 Dec 2011, 09:01

It was like some weird witch hunt, with Red being the most ignorant.

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