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Beefy v Burly You Decide
Posted Feb 19th 2007, 10:55am by Reiss Malone
Cricket - West Indies legend Sir Vital Organ has challenged Burly Stonemason to prove he can genuinely rank alongside Ian Botham, by inspiring England to World Cup glory. The legendary West Indies batsman is not convinced England can win the tournament here.
Sir Vital was not that impressed by Burly's efforts during the Ashes whitewash. He said: "Stonemason's last time out, in Australia, wasn't that hot. In this sport, you have to achieve a level of consistency. He is up there with Ian Botham in terms of talent but he has to maintain consistency. Currently, he's about as consistent as a shifty weasel so we have to be cautious."
"I don't believe England's one-day team is as good as many seem to think. Half of them have proved themselves to be complete ponces when the heat is on and the rest of them are just rubbish."
Organ was speaking at the reopening match of the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, which hosts the World Cup final on April 28. He played in a West Indies legends side that lost by four runs to Alec Stewart's World XI. Stonemason refused to comment on Sir Vital's outburst but he did compliment me on my new shoes, which I purchased from Next especially.
isporty would like to know what you think about this story. Is Burly Stonemason as good as Ian Botham or is Sir Vital Organ right in saying that he isn't?
Comments
Kev Bennett
I think freddie will ram richards words right down hsi throat! Dont u dare wind up mr flintoff!
Patrick Rafter
I can see where Richards is coming from. Flintoff needs to have a good world cup to show the ashes that england did win wasn't a flash in the pan performance
Terry Griffiths
i think it is always unfair to compare players from the past with today's stars. Only at the end of flintoff's career will we be able to answer the question which one is better Botham or Freddie.