Warne's top ten batsmen ever.

1. Viv Richards
2. Brian Lara
3. Sachin Tendulkar
4. Greg Chappell
5. Ricky Ponting
6. Allan Border
7. Jacques Kallis
8. Graham Gooch
9. AB de Villiers
10. Steve Smith/Virat Kohli

He says he doesn't go by stats. Guess that's the caveat, to dismiss Steve Waugh's claims.

Shane, if you're having trouble telling your two no 10s apart, Steve is the white one and doesn't usually have a beard.

By ever does he mean since he was born?

Ever since the 1970's

I'm surprised he doesn't have Darren Berry on the list.

JGK wrote:By ever does he mean since he was born?

Ones he has seen or played with.

Red wrote:1. Viv Richards
2. Brian Lara
3. Sachin Tendulkar
4. Greg Chappell
5. Ricky Ponting
6. Allan Border
7. Jacques Kallis
8. Graham Gooch
9. AB de Villiers
10. Steve Smith/Virat Kohli

He says he doesn't go by stats. Guess that's the caveat, to dismiss Steve Waugh's claims.

In the extremely unlikely event of EDIT: Steve W anybody except Shane W giving a flying arse one way or t'other...

At least he seems to think Dean Jones is enough of a dickhead not to be in the top 10.

I'm surprised he didn't include Mark Waugh and Michael Clarke.

When was dickheadery ever a consideration in terms of deciding who the top 10 batsmen are anyway? It’s not the top 10 players you would want to share a beer with...

You'd expect Warne to be biased towards dickheads

Fred Nerk wrote:You'd expect Warne to be biased towards dickheads

Yet no Kjnr, Symonds or Sniffy.

A pretty useful list from TGM, though he has certainly missed a few.

Only one opener was included - Gooch. It would be hard to mount an argument that Gooch is the best opener of the past 40 years.

horace wrote:Only one opener was included - Gooch. It would be hard to mount an argument that Gooch is the best opener of the past 40 years.

Graeme Smith, leaves no argument.

Centuries in 4th innings to win tests.

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;innings_number=4;orderby=hundreds;result=1;runsmin1=100;runsval1=runs;template=results;type=batting

To refine the previous search this includes the classic innings at Edgbaston, WACA and Newlands.

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/47270.html?class=1;filter=advanced;innings_number=4;orderby=hundreds;result=1;runsmin1=100;runsval1=runs;template=results;type=batting;view=innings

Oh, and in the history on cricket there have only been 11 opening partnerships of over 300.,,

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=fow_runs;partnership_runsmin1=300;partnership_runsval1=partnership_runs;partnership_wicketmax1=1;partnership_wicketval1=partnership_wicket;template=results;type=fow