Originally posted by AussieGWell, the reason I think it's the greatest ODI ever is because both teams decided to dominate the bowlers on a quick, bouncy wicket.
OK.. you got me on a technicality there.. however a World Cup counts for much more than any given series.
Do you really think that ODI was the greatest of all time? Maybe it was, maybe it wasn't. For mine, no. This is because I see cricket as a contest between bat and ball. That game was simply a batting exhibition from both sides where the bowlers had ve ...[text shortened]... the" game. I'm more of a traditionalist and prefer the tests and then the 0ne dayers..
Both teams did just that and pretty spectacularly. These aren't teams that have too many 'bad' bowlers.
Sure, a 'contest' where the bowlers have a bigger say might be considered a 'great' game...
Almost 900 runs in 100 overs of cricket from the top 2 sides in ODI cricket? That's what I call spectacular.
Originally posted by Iron MonkeyWhat issue at hand are you talking about? I know we're a bit off subject, but you're in outer space, buddy.
Complicating the issue in games that SA lost and Hansie Cronje and his cronies were playing in is of course the issue of whether those match-fixing cheats had a hand in the result.