DiligentDefence wrote:A very, very good player, certainly, but not to my mind an all time great. The desire to dominate was too often his downfall. Having got the field pushed back he seemed unwilling just to milk the bowlers.
Arthur Crabtree wrote:It's Siddle that gets KP out. Johnson has got him four times out of 20 attempts. Most England players have struggled against Ajmal, Kevin has done comparatively well, look at Bell's record for instance. He played two series against MM and averaged 48.6, including two big hundreds. More runs at a better average than anyone else in the team.
Arthur Crabtree wrote:Fair points KJ. I have provided some facts as well as opinion though. It does seem strange to me that we're arguing the toss over a crown with such a small realm. I'm not inducting him into the pantheon here. If we're it's 'how', then he's been watchable. If we're saying it's 'how many' then he's done well there too, for an England player. He probably would have gone past Gooch if his time had run its course. Any career will have its bare patches, even the ATGs (Warne in India. Murali in Australia). It's no good cause to overlook the good stuff.
Arthur Crabtree wrote:Anyway, that's enough of me defending the legacy of KP. My views have been expressed in the posts reviewing his career. Unarguably, he has been a figure who has divided the England watching public, but I believe the majority enjoyed his time in our team. Thanks for reading the posts.
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