- Georgie Parker’s tackle X was divisive to say the least
- Parker lauded excellent Aussie leg-spinner Alana King
Former Aussie hockey participant turned media identification Georgie Parker has outraged cricket followers after she in contrast the feats of Shane Warne to present star ladies’s leg-spinner Alana King.
Parker, a self-confessed cricket tragic, tweeted her perception that lots of Warne’s 708 Take a look at wickets have been ‘pies’ – higher often called poor deliveries.
Her post on X began: ‘Gonna upset some males right here. He was one of the best we have had, however quite a lot of Warnie’s wickets have been pies.
‘The perfect get wickets with them since you stress the batter out and make them play dumb photographs.’
Parker’s controversial submit on X featured imaginative and prescient of King bowling England’s greatest participant Nat Sciver-Brunt in a current T20 match with a ball some followers are nonetheless raving about.
Others have gone a step additional on-line, evaluating King’s wicket to Warne’s iconic ‘Ball of the Century’ in opposition to Mike Gatting within the 1993 Ashes collection.
Former Aussie hockey participant turned media identification Georgie Parker has outraged some cricket followers after she in contrast the late Shane Warne to present ladies’s leg-spinner Alana King
Parker, a self-confessed cricket tragic, tweeted her perception that lots of Warne’s 708 Take a look at wickets have been ‘pies’ – higher often called poor deliveries – earlier than praising Alana King
It adopted Alana King dominating England within the Ashes – along with her supply to England’s greatest participant Nat Sciver-Brunt in a current T20 match nonetheless a speaking level
Comparisons to Warne’s ‘Ball of the Century’ in 1993 have irritated some followers (Warne is pictured after taking his 700th Take a look at wicket on the MCG)
Parker represented Australia in hockey throughout greater than 100 matches earlier than turning her consideration to enjoying AFLW with Collingwood
Warne handed away in 2022 when on a vacation in Thailand, along with his dying surprising the nation (pictured, with former accomplice Liz Hurley)
In what would have come as no shock to Parker, the backlash to her tweet was extreme.
‘That ball she [King] received the wicket with turned a heap, but it surely was the dearth of tempo and bounce that did the batsman. I am saying it was luck over ability,’ one mentioned in response.
A second said: ‘Goodness me, this can be a ridiculous take. Warne was a grasp, one of the best the game has and can ever see.’
A 3rd weighed in with: ‘I do not agree about Warne. Accuracy is what put him on the forefront of all different leg-spinners and I would be shocked if greater than 10 per cent of his wickets got here from lengthy hops or full tosses.’
King, 29, made her debut for Australia in 2022 – and impressed in all three codecs not too long ago in opposition to England, with 9 wickets in two ODI matches.
She has beforehand gained Commonwealth Video games gold, the ODI World Cup in 2022 and the T20 World Cup in 2023.
The leg-spinner has beforehand said Warne was her inspiration as a teenager – and was elated after representing Australia within the Ashes.
‘I performed quite a lot of cricket right here [The Junction in Melbourne] rising up and even began off my skilled profession at Victoria, so this place will at all times be fairly particular to me,’ King mentioned.
‘Additionally having the Shane Warne Stand right here now, it was fairly surreal.’
