hineyrulz
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I think you are understating some of those aussie bowlers, they were all better than an absolute toothless arseclown like Shittle who somehow got to 200 wickets. Worst ever 200 wicket taker ever IMOSure but I would only rate Lillee and maybe Thommo in the same tier as James Pattinson who will be a career fill in. The rest, very good bowlers, but Patto is pretty much as good as our best bowler now. You wouldn't lose much if Cummins went down and Pattinson came in. Can't say that for Carl Rackemann or Henry Lawson and Dennis Lillee, although Rackemann was a very good cricketer and so was Henry.
I think we agree on the basic point anyway. The total stock of fast bowling globally is excellent at the moment, and it's not just fourteen West Indians and Dennis Lillee. Every country except one or two has a very good pace attack.
The depth is better but you would so hope 30 odd years later on with the money in the game. The difference these days from from the 80's is the decks, Brisbane and Perth did plenty, adelaide was a belter to day 3 or 4. The MCG was disgraceful througout the 80's and at least the SCG actually did break up and spin.
Kim Hughes got one of the greatest 100';s ever on a disgraceful deck in 1981 agains the mighty Windies on a shit MCG deck.
He'd average over 50 today with all the free lunches around, poor bastard got worn down by the greatest attack of all time.