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Right - that is one of the bravest things I have seen in cricket
Steven Smith has balls of steel
Steven Smith has balls of steel
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Also suggests it wasn't as bad as it appeared (which is a good thing!).Right - that is one of the bravest things I have seen in cricket
Steven Smith has balls of steel
Don’t understand what you mean?Also suggests it was as bad as it appeared (which is a good thing!).
I'm in complete awe.. he's mad, what a shot.
*wasn'tDon’t understand what you mean?
Mad with anger I think. Probably feels abit humilated that he was floored and wants to make a point of retribution.I'm in complete awe.. he's mad
Smith in the first innings of a test is basically Bradman.Is Steve Smith the test batsman better than Virat Kohli the ODI batsman?
Yeah, hard to stop Smith if he passed the test though. Incredible spirit from him.Surely the Aussie medics are smart enough not to let Smith go and bat after a blow like that? Especially in a match seemingly peetering out to a draw.
Surely the Aussie medics are smart enough not to let Smith go and bat after a blow like that? Especially in a match seemingly peetering out to a draw.
That's the beauty of test cricket. People will look over this test in the future and shrug their shoulders but people will also remember that middle session for a very long time!Pointless match now.. unless England collapse
Let's see how that works out for England and Archer in particular when he bats. Starc may make a sudden return to the side.That is much more like it.
Being hit by a hard cricket ball at well over 130ft/second.
I am old enough to remember the great Freddie Trueman saying, when he was a commentator and when the first cricket helmets were being worn, that if a batsman wore a helmet then he would bowl under arm to him.
England smash 350 in ODI style and give themselves 2 sessions tomorrow to bowl Australia out?Pointless match now.. unless England collapse
Why should he be.
Maybe. But I doubt that Australia will take it personally. He did not intentionally try to hurt Smith, who was very brave when he came back on.Let's see how that works out for England and Archer in particular when he bats. Starc may make a sudden return to the side.
Such a stupid comment. And it makes no sense by the way
You must be the kind of guy that gives 12 year olds send offs.
Australia bombarded Archer with bumpers when he batted and will continue to do as the series progresses.Maybe. But I doubt that Australia will take it personally. He did not intentionally try to hurt Smith, who was very brave when he came back on.
9-2 with Root gone first ball and Roy gone too.England smash 350 in ODI style and give themselves 2 sessions tomorrow to bowl Australia out?
Yeah. New coach and new captain needed. If England can fix that top 5 they have a serious test team.Root looks frazzled.
I'd make this his last series as skipper
It really is. This is proper bowling from Cummins and Hazlewood.The Aussie attack is seriously good.
Averages more at 5 I think.Is Root's best position a #3?
He's such a good player when he's in form, but he's coming in far too early in this series at least. He may as well be opening.
The added pressure of being captain doesn't help, but someone has to do it.Averages more at 5 I think.
But him getting the English captaincy also has affected his batting.
No #3 is his worst position averages under 40, his best is #5 where it’s over 70, but due to nobody being able to bat 3 he has put himself thereIs Root's best position a #3?
He's such a good player when he's in form, but he's coming in far too early in this series at least. He may as well be opening.
Exactly. It is comical how some people can make such a fuss about nothing.Australia bombarded Archer with bumpers when he batted and will continue to do as the series progresses.
Starc/Pattinson on a fast track will be terrifying.
Also saw some criticism aimed at Archer ‘for not being more concerned when Smith was on the floor’. What utter nonsense. Firstly they are teammates at Rajasthan Royals. Second who knows what Buttler and he were talking about: looked more like nervous energy to me.
In what way?Langer is a fascinating figure.