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>I'm getting a little tired of this "if-you-exempt-the-innings-he-played-
>aginst-England" and in the case of Warne those he played against NZ and so
>on . The original poster brought up an interesting point as a matter of
>academic interest ... and that's all that it was.
>You want to see Lara in his true colours? Fine. Take away all the runs he
>made against mediocre bowlers on all the teams he faced - not just England.
>Re Warne ... discount all the no.8, 9, 10 & 11 batsmen's wickets he took.
>Now you'll get a clear picture of how good or bad Lara and Warne really are.
>Cheesh!! I'm beginning to see Venky's point about Viv's stats having
>nothing to do with being able to class him below Bradman.
>If anybody thinks that only England has anything to fear from Brian Lara
>or that only NZ need to worry about Warne they belong in that class of
>people that P.T.Barnum said were born every minute!

>Cheers!
>Charles

>--
>"Send him down a grand piano and see if he can play *that*!"
>                                                         - Yabba

>>I'm getting a little tired of this "if-you-exempt-the-innings-he-played-
>>aginst-England" and in the case of Warne those he played against NZ and so
>>on . The original poster brought up an interesting point as a matter of
>>academic interest ... and that's all that it was.
>>You want to see Lara in his true colours? Fine. Take away all the runs he
>>made against mediocre bowlers on all the teams he faced - not just England.
>>Re Warne ... discount all the no.8, 9, 10 & 11 batsmen's wickets he took.
>>Now you'll get a clear picture of how good or bad Lara and Warne really are.
>>Cheesh!! I'm beginning to see Venky's point about Viv's stats having
>>nothing to do with being able to class him below Bradman.
>>If anybody thinks that only England has anything to fear from Brian Lara
>>or that only NZ need to worry about Warne they belong in that class of
>>people that P.T.Barnum said were born every minute!

>>Cheers!
>>Charles

>>--
>>"Send him down a grand piano and see if he can play *that*!"
>>                                                     - Yabba

> Charles, I think you are oversimplifying the warne thread a little
> bit. I guess you haven't been following the thread too closely. Your
> conclusion of what the thread is all about is totally off the mark.
> Be careful before calling people names without knowing what they are
> saying. Let me ask you a simple question. Do you think there is
> conclusive evidence that warne is the most consistent bowler of our
> times and the best leg spinner after WW2? That is what the thread is
> approximately about. Look before you leap.

> Regards,
> Raja J.