When Smith's eyes start to go his game's going to fall apart isn't it. That technique is truly ridiculous.
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His leave is a flick through midwicket.
Got there eventually by bowling at stumps!
Roy should watch Smith and learn how to play the ‘aggressive leave’.
Roy’s issues it seems is not knowing what to do with his aggressive instincts in test cricket.
Although Smith’s ‘leave’ shot is exaggerated, it makes him feel like leaving the ball is an attacking choice, rather than passive and defensive. It also eliminates aggressive tension that can build up, leading to mistakes.
Roy’s issues it seems is not knowing what to do with his aggressive instincts in test cricket.
Although Smith’s ‘leave’ shot is exaggerated, it makes him feel like leaving the ball is an attacking choice, rather than passive and defensive. It also eliminates aggressive tension that can build up, leading to mistakes.
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must be inside edge
Must have thought that - it's plum otherwise
That's the outest LBW in this history of LBWs.
As soon as snicko showed nothing he should have started walking.
Another belter of a decision.
Just the 1/2 way up middle stumpWhy do the show front on then go to snicko, why not cut out the middle man and go straight to snicko
That's all players. Once your eye-sight isn't as good, you're a sitting duck in cricket.
Tbf, the umpires have been pretty good this test. Think that's the first overturned decision.
Yeah I think I’ve just become conditioned by football such that it’s surprising when you only just start hearing about a player, or they only just start really performing, and you find out they’re 28-30, as opposed to football where you would expect that in their early 20s or so.
One of the biggest examples of this for me was Braithwaite. I didn’t know anything about him prior to that T20 World Cup, and after hearing him being referred to as a young man over and over in that tournament, and that definitely being the infancy of his career, I was quite surprised to find out he was 27 at that tournament.
There's a lot of nepotism in cricket - especially at the international level. If you make the good books of the right people, you'll get enough chances to establish yourself at the top and then it's really hard to get them out of the team.
India for instance have buckets of talent coming through, but the established old guard will always get preference.
Well yeah, but I think it's a valid point about Smith tbf. His entire game is built off of hitting 100% of balls off his pads which allows him to take the off stump out of play. Most players, even ones who are very, very strong off their pads, can't do that and even a minor drop off (let's say only hitting 99% of balls on his pads) is going to cause him a lot of issues.
England’s self inflicted destruction of Kevin Pieterson is the worst example of sporting nepotism I’ve seen and an extremely bad example of leadership and managing a team.
The England dressing room clique at the time was disgraceful and prematurely ended one of crickets all time great batsman career.
pitched outside leg this
why does botham keep saying Geoffrey Archer?
Well, this series is going as expected so far. Both sides are pretty crap at batting.
And I don't know why people were talking Warner up before the series started. He always seems to do crap in England.
And I don't know why people were talking Warner up before the series started. He always seems to do crap in England.
Botham: "The English and Australian players don't seem to mix as much these days."
They literally spend half the year playing in the same T20 teams you clown.
They literally spend half the year playing in the same T20 teams you clown.
I'm bored.
Can you name the England players to make their debut in an Ashes Test since 2000?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/48936806
Oddly, I failed on two of the three players from the last ashes series whilst somehow managing to get the rest.
Can you name the England players to make their debut in an Ashes Test since 2000?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/48936806
Oddly, I failed on two of the three players from the last ashes series whilst somehow managing to get the rest.
Yeah exactly. He basically bats on off-stump and flicks anything on his body into the leg side. It makes it easy to judge the line of the ball, but only works if the reflexes are quick enough. As soon as they drop 1%, he becomes a walking lbw.
Saturday and Sunday are both forecasted as rain free and relatively sunny days. So we have 14 hours or approx 190 overs (incl extra time for rain delays) to get a result
The problem for getting a result will be that the pitch is still in very good condition as we’ve only had 4 sessions of actual play, which may negate the damage spinners can inflict on final day. Plus the sunshine should make batting a lot easier, and Smith still has 2 innings to make his impact.
If England can get Australia all out before tea, I can see them having an ODI type thrash to get a lead, and give themselves final 2 sessions to force a win.
More likely we’ve lost too much time and it’ll be a draw, which is not a disaster for England.
The problem for getting a result will be that the pitch is still in very good condition as we’ve only had 4 sessions of actual play, which may negate the damage spinners can inflict on final day. Plus the sunshine should make batting a lot easier, and Smith still has 2 innings to make his impact.
If England can get Australia all out before tea, I can see them having an ODI type thrash to get a lead, and give themselves final 2 sessions to force a win.
More likely we’ve lost too much time and it’ll be a draw, which is not a disaster for England.
Am sure he’s smart and brilliant enough to adjust his technique when that happens.
All the great test batsmen has evolving style and technique as they got older and more experienced.
Never heard of the first 2, couldn’t remember Kerrigan name (but his bowling was unforgettable
), would never have got Borthwick if I lived to 100Of the first two, I got the batsman because he played one gorgeous straight drive and I spent the rest of the summer trying to emulate it. I think he averaged under 15 in the end...Never heard of the first 2, couldn’t remember Kerrigan name (but his bowling was unforgettable
I only got the bowler by randomly guessing county bowlers from that era. I had no idea he ever played for England.
I got them all apart from the 2001 ones. Some of the bowlers from the last ashes are proper obscure.
Strange how with almost 2 days washed out - and with a clear Saturday morning, you'd have thought they get the match going by 10.30...
Smith is a machine. Ridiculously good.
Anyone remember there was a quote about 7-8 years ago from Steve waugh saying Smith is the best australian batsman since border or something like that.. and I remember thinking Waugh has lost it.
England will be panicking now won't they. Smith's taken Archer and Leach completely in his stride.
Maybe the best bet is to prepare quick pitches for the rest of the series. It'd be massively risky because nearly all their bowlers bowl 85+, but we've got Archer now and Broad is bowling quickly again, so maybe we can take them on. Might also suit all our strokemakers too.
If we keep preparing slow wickets Smith's just going to obliterate us.
Maybe the best bet is to prepare quick pitches for the rest of the series. It'd be massively risky because nearly all their bowlers bowl 85+, but we've got Archer now and Broad is bowling quickly again, so maybe we can take them on. Might also suit all our strokemakers too.
If we keep preparing slow wickets Smith's just going to obliterate us.
Archer bowling absolute rockets 25 overs in. 96 mph 
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.Test cricket at it's best.
I reckon Smith is in trouble with his arm, courageous knock this.
Probably will be a draw but this session is when the series has properly come alive for me.
feck that looks bad
He needs to go off. That was ugly just now
If you can’t get him out take him out i guess, proper old fashion West Indian bowling from Archer
Brilliant game of cricket this. And some think test cricket cannot survive. It will always be there.
Smith did not look comfortable at all against the short ball from Archer. Hit twice, top edge, two ropey hooks.