The myth of Vernon Philander being a green track bully...

[Ab Fan]

Poor man Anderson is a perfect term to describe him.

Top 6 fast bowlers from Vern's era:-

Steyn
Jimmy
Broad
Johnson
Philander
Morkel

Boult doesn't really belong to this era but he sure will go down as a superior test bowler to most of them except Steyn and maybe Anderson. He is also on his way to become an ATG ODI bowler.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Boult/Wagner have played 38 tests together.

Boult 72 innings 171 wickets 24.93 avge 51.3 SR
Wagner 71 innings 160 wickets 26.80 avge 52.3 SR

Given that Wagner is a great break through bowler not just a new ball bowler i have a lot of respet for him.