aussie_ben91
School Cricketer
One of depth? He played brilliantly in the 2nd innings. Considering all the circumstances he couldn't of done any better. He has been very much similar to Ricky Ponting in first-class cricket and his introduction to Test cricket except that Hughes has performed better against better competition, in more difficult conditions. Ricky Ponting is probably the 4th best batsman, with only Bradman, Tendulkar & Richards being better then him. If Hughes maintains this throughout the rest of his career then I believe he'll finish the 2nd best batsman of alltime.
I'm not basing this over statistics. I'm basing this over how impressed I have been with Hughes. He may have only 30 in each innings but check out how comfortable he has looked against Steyn swinging the ball at 90mph and the ball nipping off the seam aswell. To be able to fend that and defend amazing delieveries like that with ease and then absolutely crunch a slight loose ball to the boundary is nothing short of amazing. I can guareente you that only fewer players in the history of the game have had that ability to do that and that over 90% of the batsman averaging over 50 in the modern era wouldn't have done any better then Hughes if they were in a similar predictament.
Pietersen hasn't set the world alight over the past few years but I believe he ranks among the best batsman in the world. I believe Pietersen's better then some batsman who have been more successful over the past few years because he has impressed me more and done more incredible things.
Albeit the amount of pressure he was on, Pietersen absolutley annilated South Africa in the ODI series in 2005, scoring 3 unbelievable hundreds. The slack he copped from the crowd and opposition was disgusting. What Pietersen acchieved in that series, under so much pressure is incredible. Not only to do it once but three times, clearly shows a great story and defines a truly great batsman.
Pietersen also debuted in the greatest Test series of alltime - Ashes 2005. He averaged over 50 for the series aswell. His first Test innings, he came in whilst McGrath was bowling one of the greatest spells of bowling in the history of the game and he destroyed McGrath. He followed that up with 3 fifities in his first 3 Test innings against Shane Warne when Warne was at his very best. To top that off, his maiden Test hundred was arguably the most important 100 of the entire series - the last day at the Oval. So, Pietersen's maiden Test hundred is basically the most significant 100 because it was the most significant 100 in the most significant Test series of alltime.
I can't put into words how impressed I have been with Pietersen, under such significant circumstances, but I feel the same way about Hughes. It's character like Hughes & Pietersen which makes batsman great and which is why I believe that will be better then any other batsman from the modern era and that only Tendulkar, Lara & Ponting will be comparable.
I'm not basing this over statistics. I'm basing this over how impressed I have been with Hughes. He may have only 30 in each innings but check out how comfortable he has looked against Steyn swinging the ball at 90mph and the ball nipping off the seam aswell. To be able to fend that and defend amazing delieveries like that with ease and then absolutely crunch a slight loose ball to the boundary is nothing short of amazing. I can guareente you that only fewer players in the history of the game have had that ability to do that and that over 90% of the batsman averaging over 50 in the modern era wouldn't have done any better then Hughes if they were in a similar predictament.
Pietersen hasn't set the world alight over the past few years but I believe he ranks among the best batsman in the world. I believe Pietersen's better then some batsman who have been more successful over the past few years because he has impressed me more and done more incredible things.
Albeit the amount of pressure he was on, Pietersen absolutley annilated South Africa in the ODI series in 2005, scoring 3 unbelievable hundreds. The slack he copped from the crowd and opposition was disgusting. What Pietersen acchieved in that series, under so much pressure is incredible. Not only to do it once but three times, clearly shows a great story and defines a truly great batsman.
Pietersen also debuted in the greatest Test series of alltime - Ashes 2005. He averaged over 50 for the series aswell. His first Test innings, he came in whilst McGrath was bowling one of the greatest spells of bowling in the history of the game and he destroyed McGrath. He followed that up with 3 fifities in his first 3 Test innings against Shane Warne when Warne was at his very best. To top that off, his maiden Test hundred was arguably the most important 100 of the entire series - the last day at the Oval. So, Pietersen's maiden Test hundred is basically the most significant 100 because it was the most significant 100 in the most significant Test series of alltime.
I can't put into words how impressed I have been with Pietersen, under such significant circumstances, but I feel the same way about Hughes. It's character like Hughes & Pietersen which makes batsman great and which is why I believe that will be better then any other batsman from the modern era and that only Tendulkar, Lara & Ponting will be comparable.
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