Pujara has not played much abroad
Kohli test form needs to be improved
Root has a had a promising start but too early for him yet.

Pakistan thought Jamshed was the next Anwar but he has some technical flaws that have been exposed.

Cook, up to the end of the last Ashes series, looked like he might smash most records going. But alas, his technique is not what it was. He has the temperament, but is currently a cheap wicket.

Nobody has come close to Bradman and probably never will.

Why?
Was bradman special as in genetically special?some mutation occurred?
Otherwise how could he have such high average over so long a period and matches(including FC matches)

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How many times would Bradman have been given out by an austarlian umpire? they just wouldn't.. Like England in 70/71 in Australia they never got 1 lbw decision in their favour. Not 1? questionable hmm. its like people saying Fred Truman wasbetter than Anderson.. Yet Truman played on uncovered wickets and ball would have seamed everywhere.

Englandwhoelse,
your whimsical theory holds no water.
If you say bradman would be given not out lbws by Aus umpire, then its likely english umpire would wrongly give him lbws all the time.
End of the day they balance out.
About truman and anderson they are 2 good disciplined bowlers of their generation, nothing more.

<<its like people saying Fred Truman wasbetter than Anderson.. Yet Truman played on uncovered wickets and ball would have seamed everywhere.>>

So, Anderson is better than Trueman was?

Think of the bowling averages. Think of the speed. Think of who they bowled to.

If you wish to be generous to Anderson, a good compliment to him would be to say maybe he is as good as Bob Willis was.

There was another player in the same Aus team as Bradman (Jackson ?), who died at an early age but who many at the time thought was the better player of the two.

I wasn't a huge fan of james Anderson at the beginning.. but in the last 4 years the guy as been top class. Trueman was a good bowler. But playing at home in the 60s against poor Pakistan and indian teams on green seaming wickets that were left undercovered, Yer gonna have a good strike rate.
Bob Willis is a great bowler to. They all are on the top of the list.. but when a batsman averages almost an 100 after 52 test matches such as Bradman. you really need to question the opponents and sometimes the officials. I don't think anyone is an 100 average.

Bradman retired in 1948.
Trueman began his test career in 1952.
So, Trueman was not among those that helped Bradman to average 99.

Am not saying he was

this is the geezer I mentioned earlier :

http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/6000.html