Graeme Smith became the test captain at the age of 22 and remained in that position until he retired, under him the South African test team regularly won test matches away from home against every team and then reached the number one ranking unlike the current teams (they win 4 - 5 series at home and become number one)
Flintoff with modern day fitness (and bats!) could have been a genuine all time great all rounder. At his best he was a magic bowler and we can see his peak batting here.
He played test cricket for 10 yrs I think and from 2000-2009 he took 393 wk in tests, which is highest in those 10 years by any fast bowler. Statistically, he was the best pacer during his time
@@SimphiweNkande while that might have played a part ,I don't think it was the main reason He just got overshadowed by great batsmen (let's be honest,your average crowd enjoys batsmen more than bowlers ) .after graeme smiths 250 and that faboulous flintoff display. and he also didn't have the fame other overseas bowlers had(Akhtar ,lee,etc) That being said,I have no doubt race played a factor in him getting less spotlight
@@sroycze9284is race playing a part in Rabada getting seen as one of the modern greats? No. It's because he's the best in his country and on his day the best in the world. Does Ngidi get recognised at the same level? No, because he's not that good. Same with Ntini, Pollock and especially Donald were just better and as the new ball strike pair they naturally got more recognition. Same way Gillespie wasn't on the same level as McGrath and Warne. Lee and Akhtar exceptions because they were the fastest.
Beautiful Contest between Makhaya Ntini & Flintoff.fine spell from Ntini. What a superb innings from Freddy & Smith..Nice to see former indian coach made Beautiful Century..
@@jakes7532 lol politics check his average in his final year, he barely averaged 20 in his last 7 matches, and took the decision himself, also ABD stopped playing cause he wanted to play ipl and make money, nothing to do with politics there
Anderson looks like a completely different bowler now, probably the most improved bowler of all time,no one could have imagined him getting 600 wickets,when he used to bowl like this
@@vignesh_G7 sure, but there were other bowlers like Malcolm Marshall and Wasim Akram that are even better examples in terms of versatility and skills IMO, not to say Steyn wasn't great, he was wonderful.
First series of cricket I ever watched, that Trent Bridge test was a classic but all I can find online is Pollock's 6-for and Jimmy getting Kallis out.
6:28, Don't Worry Sir He has lots of potential and he will be doing many things in coming year like playing cricket even after 17 years from now and being the most successful pacer in test cricket.
3:24 That drop was the best thing that ever happened to Jimmy Anderson. Since what followed was two days of punishment and then five years of purgatory. After which, he emerged, fully formed and ready.
@Ea Sa except Smith s drop all other drops were quite tough. However India dropped simple chances in Adelaide . Except that one catch of Saha all other drops by prithvi shah, bumrah, hanuma Vihari etc were quite easy.
Geez that innings from Flintoff was outstanding it saved England from total humiliation in this test trailing by 509 runs and scoring 417 in second innings showed the character of this team but the test belonged to Smith and ntini coz they were instrumental in taking south Africa over the line by a distance in this match England: 173 South Africa: 682-8 d England: 417
@@sherchanclan Every test team has the right to wear clean classic test outfit. Unfortunately, now only England cricket team are wearing this type of classic jersey. Australian team had maintained this till 2010.
The Pansies, you mean... In Smith's days they could field world class players: Smith himself, Pollock, Kallis, Gibbs, Kirsten, Amla, Steyn, Ntini, Morkel, De Villiers, Boucher...... These days there's not one player who could be called world class, with the possible exception of Rabada... Sad!!
Wtvr the Result ,it ws lovely and entertaining to watch Flintoff bat like that.. n also at the end ,wen he still got the scoreboard ticking with huge sixes and fours even though wickets kept falling...
I was so critical of Smiths captaincy but by the end i had to swallow my words. He was the most successful captain for South Africa. They dominated test cricket for a decade.
Anderson - King of Swing Dismissed Greame Smith after Marathon knock.... Nobody would Imagine he will Complete 500 Test Wickets on Same Ground after 14 Years........ 👍👍
At 6:20 Sir Ian Botham said that 'Young James Anderson has lot of potential in, but he hasn't proved himself in test arena YET! That was in 2003.... Fast Forward to 2020, James Anderson becomes the highest Wicket taker for England in Test matches, and even Surpassed Glenn McCGrath to become leading wicket Taker in World in catagory of Fast Bowlers. Summary: Every Great one, was once a rookie.
Harminson 🤢 Below Par Bowler As Per English Conditions.. The Best English Attack Will Consist of Jimmy , Broad , Archer , Swan , Mo/Panesar , Flintoff , Ian , Stokes , Woakes etc.
Once upon a time we indians see south africa and australia as toughest to beat .africans are very strong team at that time and australians are mighty powerful team that we dream to beat them in world cup.
Greame Smith a great BATSMAN and smart CAPTAIN
He played a crucial partnership with Gibbs in the highest ever run chase vs Australia
No doubt he was
Prized Wanker if anything
Graeme Smith Batting & Captaincy Like Ricky Ponting & Ms Dhoni
Yes I'm satisfied with you
Easy to forget that Graeme Smith is leading the side here at only 22 years old
and already his 3rd double hundred...
Age is just a number, but fools always make it a big deal.
@@adamsamuel8593 u need some great maturity to lead ur side at that age
Yes 22 yrs old and only 8 tests under he's belt when he took over from Shaun Pollock 🇿🇦
He had been always a great captain
Tarrafic and fearless inning played by Andrew Flinntof . Such a brave all-rounder he was.
Ben stokes headingly batting and Andrew Flintoff batting extraordinary., And the thing is both are all-rounders
Matchless class from Smith and Flintoff 🙌😌
Graeme Smith became the test captain at the age of 22 and remained in that position until he retired, under him the South African test team regularly won test matches away from home against every team and then reached the number one ranking unlike the current teams (they win 4 - 5 series at home and become number one)
Now south Africa minnows
@@RameshKumar-bd7dy your india too
@@faiyaz1204 how any pakistan people talk about any other team after playing with Zimbabwe 😂
@@chinmaymishra258 im not pakistani u ignorent.
@THE SCHOOL no im not.i think u r from lahore
Flintoff with modern day fitness (and bats!) could have been a genuine all time great all rounder. At his best he was a magic bowler and we can see his peak batting here.
What a powerful and fearless inning from Andrew Flintoff 💯
It means Graeme Smith's first 4 centuries had 3 double centuries in it... Wow... Superlative
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Graeme Smith was one of the best batsman RSA has ever produced.
Everyone is so busy with Smith’s 259. Lets get some time to appreciate the Flintoff’s inning. 💪🏼👏🏻
he just wanted to console the crowd with some entertainment! good guy flintoff!
Not if you're loosing having played 2 innings... 😂
Our childhood south african bowler in mid 90's Shaun Pollack and Makhaya Ntini
Greame Smith, the only captain to have 50+ test match victories under him, 53 to be exact.
Let’s appreciate the 10th wicket haul of ntini as well❣️ the first South African to take a 10th wicket haul at lords
6:19 That guy has 600 test wickets now and is probably the best fast bowler at present time😂
He started very slowly,Jimmy played a marathon and he just kept on going and improving,he is probably the most improved bowler ever
Jimmy
His action is totally different now
Ntini ....
Such a legend
He's probably most ignored..
We all know why… (sigh)
He played test cricket for 10 yrs I think and from 2000-2009 he took 393 wk in tests, which is highest in those 10 years by any fast bowler. Statistically, he was the best pacer during his time
@@SimphiweNkande while that might have played a part ,I don't think it was the main reason
He just got overshadowed by great batsmen (let's be honest,your average crowd enjoys batsmen more than bowlers ) .after graeme smiths 250 and that faboulous flintoff display.
and he also didn't have the fame other overseas bowlers had(Akhtar ,lee,etc)
That being said,I have no doubt race played a factor in him getting less spotlight
@@sroycze9284is race playing a part in Rabada getting seen as one of the modern greats? No. It's because he's the best in his country and on his day the best in the world. Does Ngidi get recognised at the same level? No, because he's not that good. Same with Ntini, Pollock and especially Donald were just better and as the new ball strike pair they naturally got more recognition. Same way Gillespie wasn't on the same level as McGrath and Warne. Lee and Akhtar exceptions because they were the fastest.
Beautiful Contest between Makhaya Ntini & Flintoff.fine spell from Ntini. What a superb innings from Freddy & Smith..Nice to see former indian coach made Beautiful Century..
Graeme Smith retired waaaay too young. Still had at least 4 years in him at the highest level.
Politics, same reason with ABDV
@@jakes7532 lol politics check his average in his final year, he barely averaged 20 in his last 7 matches, and took the decision himself, also ABD stopped playing cause he wanted to play ipl and make money, nothing to do with politics there
@@CoolKat4ever lol
@@jakes7532 what do you mean lol it’s true
@@CoolKat4ever where are you from mate?
Only four hundred 3 double hundred what a classic player
Anderson looks like a completely different bowler now, probably the most improved bowler of all time,no one could have imagined him getting 600 wickets,when he used to bowl like this
Lol he still bowls like this, he’s just never been dropped.
@@GoldBawls Yeah, 172 matches and 673 wickets @26+ is not something which I would consider great.
yes most improved while playing at home 😂
@@LavishDgoat this is sarcasm ,right?I can't tell with some genuine internet crazies lurking here
Players like Flintoff, Strokes and Pant have kept test match alive since they have ability to change the direction of the match in couple of sessions.
Pant ?? Seriously ? 😂😂😂😂 ..
Lord steve bucknor was the umpire in that match 👏👏👏
James Anderson Is Best Inspiration For Fast Bowlers In Terms Of Fitness and Longevity 👏
Deal steyn is perfect example for the fast bowlers to dominate any where around the world
@@vignesh_G7 sure, but there were other bowlers like Malcolm Marshall and Wasim Akram that are even better examples in terms of versatility and skills IMO, not to say Steyn wasn't great, he was wonderful.
Anderson is nothing intront of Tim Southee
Tim Southee also playing long 2008- present
@@vignesh_G7 but not for longetivity
This was a fun series. Remember going to the Trent bridge test of this series.... James kirtley!! Wish I could watch that again somewhere!
Same here, Saturday at Trent bridge, Guinness flowing like water, Jimmy conceding a 4 off his first ball like he always did that time etc
First series of cricket I ever watched, that Trent Bridge test was a classic but all I can find online is Pollock's 6-for and Jimmy getting Kallis out.
Its really surprising to see the evolution of james anderson
Flintoff was just a cut above😍😍😍🔥🔥🔥
Makhaya ntini what a bowler
6:28, Don't Worry Sir He has lots of potential and he will be doing many things in coming year like playing cricket even after 17 years from now and being the most successful pacer in test cricket.
We have all seen young Anderson bowl magnificently. But we haven't seen it in the test arena yet. Wow what a turnaround!
One of the greatest match winners of all time grame smith
3:24 That drop was the best thing that ever happened to Jimmy Anderson. Since what followed was two days of punishment and then five years of purgatory. After which, he emerged, fully formed and ready.
I think england s that time fielding coach was India s present fielding coach. Too many drop catches.
He dug very very deep after that match with utter determination and dedication, resulting in him becoming one of the best bowlers of his era‼️👏👍
@Ea Sa except Smith s drop all other drops were quite tough. However India dropped simple chances in Adelaide . Except that one catch of Saha all other drops by prithvi shah, bumrah, hanuma Vihari etc were quite easy.
Flintoff was playing the hundred even before its invention 💯🔥
Geez that innings from Flintoff was outstanding it saved England from total humiliation in this test trailing by 509 runs and scoring 417 in second innings showed the character of this team but the test belonged to Smith and ntini coz they were instrumental in taking south Africa over the line by a distance in this match
England: 173
South Africa: 682-8 d
England: 417
Interesting to see Paul Adams take some genuinely good catches in this game.
This is when Andrew Flintoff started to come of age as a test cricketer. Before this test match he was ordinary
Played like 12 games and he was definitely better than ordinary
@@thegingerbread2241he always made the crowd go insane
One of the best test matches I've ever watched.🇿🇦 🇿🇦🇿🇦
Because of not winning any world cup we always forget south africa has been one of the best test team this century.
3:13 that's why catches win matches
Superb batting from Flintoff ❤️❤️😘😘😘😘
Paul Adams catching in this match was epic.
Haha "He really hasn't done it in the test arena yet"
600 wickets later...
Yeah mate...he did well under the clouds
@@AAAAAA-gj2di i doubt anyone could take 600 wickets under the clouds
@@ashalibrahim2362 Maybe Dale Steyn could have. Jimmy did well but Steyn was always going to do it first had he had the longevity.
@@CharlSibiya that's the difference James has done it and shown...there is no if and but .. no disrespect toh Steyn (Legend)
@@CharlSibiya keeping yourself in form is also an art. There are no If's and but's. Jimmy is the only person who could've done it
Botham's comments were hilarious on Anderson especially when English fielders were dropping dollies.
He already knew that one day, that young boy will surpass his record of the highest testwickets for England and will get many more after that.
Nostalgia. Epic cricket. Epic commentators
Commentators name please??
Classic series which goes under the radar.
Who won that series
2-2 from five tests. First test draw, South Africa led 1-0 & 2-1.
The whole series was tense and great watch - well done to both sides. Particularly SA under the leadership of 22 year old Smith.
Both teams had clean classic test match outfit.
But only one team deserved to wear it 🤔
@@sherchanclan Every test team has the right to wear clean classic test outfit. Unfortunately, now only England cricket team are wearing this type of classic jersey. Australian team had maintained this till 2010.
@@oceanwaves657 what's a classic test match outfit?
Without numbers.
@@neelam8346 without any colourful stripe.
A delight to watch a magnificent test match
Greame smith best captain of south africa
Ben stokes headingly match batting and Andrew Flintoff batting extraordinary., And the thing is both are all-rounders
Smith , Pollock , Ntini
Wow Legends 👍
Now see at Proteas side
What had happened to the team
The Pansies, you mean...
In Smith's days they could field world class players: Smith himself, Pollock, Kallis, Gibbs, Kirsten, Amla, Steyn, Ntini, Morkel, De Villiers, Boucher......
These days there's not one player who could be called world class, with the possible exception of Rabada...
Sad!!
@@handyvickers and even rabada is really inconsistent
It was a great match. Fantastic match for Makhaya Ntini. and Graeme Smith batted really well. SA beat England well. I know cause I was there. :-)
Andrew Flintoff what a player he was
Fabulous all round cricketer
Flintoff the legend
Graeme Smithe,s best player
Graeme Smith is the toughest batsmen to bowl to.
His batting stance doesn't let bowler understand his move
Somehow zaheer could get him out quickly very often.
If Hussain had taken that catch early in Smith's innings then things may have been different
if my aunty had balls she would be my uncle. Was Sachin never dropped early in his early innings. Stupid comment
@Ea Sa used as an example to show that even the greatest gave chances
My World XI from 2000 onwards,
M. Hayden
G. Smith
R. Ponting (c)
S. Tendulkar
B. Lara
J. Kallis
A. Gilchrist
S. Warne
W. Akram
S. Akhtar
G. McGrath
best example for patience even after dropies
Good old days of cricket when test cricket and odi cricket was the only thing that matters. Top level competition
Wtvr the Result ,it ws lovely and entertaining to watch Flintoff bat like that.. n also at the end ,wen he still got the scoreboard ticking with huge sixes and fours even though wickets kept falling...
Freddy from England and Symonds from Australia were monster at that time they literally Show no mercy to Any ball whether Red or White.
Absolutely brilliant ❤️
Smith,Gibbs,Amla,Kallis,Devilliers,Duplessis,Pollack,Ntini,Duminy,Steyn, Boucher.....What South African Team
Paul Adams catches were sublime!
Graeme Smith the most under rated cricket. He is one of the greats
flintoff's innings was just amazing
I was so critical of Smiths captaincy but by the end i had to swallow my words. He was the most successful captain for South Africa. They dominated test cricket for a decade.
21 years later Anderson is still playing. Have to admire the longevity of his career
What A batting performance by A flintoff
Flintoff was a genius. Wish he wasn't so injury prone.
well no ones perfect
Enjoyed the Flinfoff fire at the rest 🥰🥰
Anderson - King of Swing Dismissed Greame Smith after Marathon knock....
Nobody would Imagine he will Complete 500 Test Wickets on Same Ground after 14 Years........ 👍👍
I really miss this SA TEST SIDE so much 😔😞😑
Really brave of the admin to upload this.
Brave?
Brilliant performance by Makhaya Ntini when everyone acts like nothing happened that’s when you know 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👌🏾
At 6:20 Sir Ian Botham said that 'Young James Anderson has lot of potential in, but he hasn't proved himself in test arena YET!
That was in 2003....
Fast Forward to 2020, James Anderson becomes the highest Wicket taker for England in Test matches, and even Surpassed Glenn McCGrath to become leading wicket Taker in World in catagory of Fast Bowlers.
Summary: Every Great one, was once a rookie.
Ball Love paul Adam's Hand 🔥🔥
513-2 is massive against England at Home.
The drop of all drops by Nass there
What a brutal hitting by Flintoff
Nasser dropped Smith at 13-0, must have been fuming in the field😂😂😂
@Lord's Cricket Ground TH-cam channel give the best highlights of a test match
Flintoff hero for this macth
20 years later, and Jimmy Anderson is still playing.
Ntini,s bowling action is best
GREAT Work Sir
Andrew Flintoff 🥰🥰
You know it's a classic when it's uploaded in 480p
You’ve got to love Freddie!
man this match really does prove the term catches win matches
Only one man is still playing 💪 James Anderson ❤️❤️
Listening to the criticism of James Anderson at 06:19 in 2021 like ☕️
Harmison Gough Flintoff Anderson. What a tremendous bowling attack if they'd all been at the peak of their powers.
Harminson 🤢 Below Par Bowler As Per English Conditions.. The Best English Attack Will Consist of Jimmy , Broad , Archer , Swan , Mo/Panesar , Flintoff , Ian , Stokes , Woakes etc.
@@thereality6233 When Harmison was good he was very very good, number one in the world good in 2004 in fact. was he crap the rest of the time? sure.
LOVE YOU ANDREW FLINTOFF
Vaughan first test as captain, i was skeptical of him but he lead his side quite well
Graeme Smith 🙏
South Africa had a powerful top three in test cricket with Gibbs Kirsten and the modern day South African great Graeme Smith
6:30 Anderson bowling action
Anderson with the red hair 😂
Live irunn Kanda match 😍
Andreson grew up and became legend..
Once upon a time we indians see south africa and australia as toughest to beat .africans are very strong team at that time and australians are mighty powerful team that we dream to beat them in world cup.