Who is better - Hoggard or Anderson?

Hoggard was decent didn't reach the level Anderson has for the last few years.

I wouldn't mind betting that if you offered Michael Vaughan haggard or Anderson then he would take Hoggard.

Id still put Anderson behind Gough.

Anderson is a great bowler..I always question the stats of Underwood and Trueman when they played on uncovered pitches.. I doubt they'd have the records they have now with the wickets in test cricket in the last 15/20 years.

Goughie was very , very good in ihis pomp and interestingley has got the same bowling average as Botham ( 28.40 ), The injuries took there toil on him and his last 2 tests against S A in 2003 proved he was past it ! Now he thinks he is an expert in football on Talksport !!

there really were 2 bothams though. first half of his career he was one of the greatest players in the history of the game, and arguably the greatest sportsman this country has ever produced.

The assement of Botham i can sumise, without beng around at the time and what ive heard.. Botham was very quick in the first part of his career.. Bit like Steyn now.. He can bowl quick and swing the ball late.. Thats a killer for all batsmen. Getting knicked off in your battig stance beforee you even have chance to move your feet.. Unfortunatly the back injury to Ian Botham had a huge impact. But still Englands best allrounder ever..

that's true.

unlike steyn, he was also capable of being a world class bastman.

if you just took his career up to around 86, he would be arguably the greatest allround cricketer of all time, including sobers and whoever else you want to include.

Botham started his career on fire and Imran finished his career on fire. Imran started his career as a lower order batsman but transformed himself as a batsman as well as being a world class bowler.

I'm a bit late joining this interesting debate.
I feel Jimmy, like many economic fast bowlers, takes many wickets 'at the other end' , perhaps more than the likes of Hoggard, who I also really admired.
The end of an Anderson over or spell takes the pressure off the batsmen, who then play more expansively and give their wicket to Stuart Broad!