I don't exactly have much faith in marsh or paine to hold on under pressure either tbh
The Ashes 2017/18
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God, this pitch is awful.
Get your gang of cowards over here Smith. You’ll get slaughtered on a real pitch.
4-1 England when we bring the Urn back where it belongs.
Get your gang of cowards over here Smith. You’ll get slaughtered on a real pitch.
4-1 England when we bring the Urn back where it belongs.
Here's smiths record at all grounds if anyone cares
http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Players/PlayerGrounds.asp?PlayerID=3756
http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Players/PlayerGrounds.asp?PlayerID=3756
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Poor at Trent Bridge and Edgebaston, I reckon a lot of players would be similar there tbh.
For what it's worth I really rate him and enjoy watching the lesbian looking ferret go to work.
For someone who came into the team as a leg spin bowler who could bat a bit he goes ok i guess lol
Who do you support when NZ play England by the way ?
He moves across his wicket on those flat pitches - hence on a fast wicket suspect to LBW in the U.K.
Great batsman though!
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I sit on the fence and try to enjoy the cricket to be honest. Probably more in support of the kiwis these days due to knowing a couple of the players in the side as well.
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The amount of time he seems to have is a gift that can't be coached, terrific to watch when he's in full flight.
We needed two spinners in the side the leg spinner Rashide and giving that young leg spinner a go as our medium pacers were cannon. Fodder all the series - Ali did not look fit with his sore spinning finger,
Smith and others made the most of it!
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I agree. Ali is decent, but he doesn't get enough bounce, it's so vital in Australia.
What narks me is any bowler, and we seem to do it most is not bowling around the wicket to a left handed batsman as bowling over the wicket loses your chances of LBW - my former cricket coach at school drilled it into me as a pacy swing bowler, and I loved bowling v left handlers around the wicket - I go berserk when they do the opposite so many options are lost imo, and experience!
As a left hand bat I used to love when the right arm bowler came round the wicket at me. Used to always slice it to point/gully or nick off when they bowled it across me.
he's been popcorn-tastic all series, horrifically selfish batsman himself, but he's defo enjoying himself now
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