You didn’t have to imagine former England captain Nasser Hussain, peering through the mysteriously blackened windows of the press box as "he" picked another ball from middle stump to square leg. “Oh my word,” he exclaimed, “he just doesn’t miss ‘em there.”
Here’s some stats to go on with while you’re waiting for Smith. He made nearly as many yesterday as the hapless David Warner has for the series, and in three fewer innings. He’s made as many in the series as England’s best two players combined. He’s made a third of all of Australia’s runs in the series, despite missing three innings. He’s top-scored in every innings he’s played, which is unprecedented. So many stones, one Gibraltar.
Smith did what he does. Ball after ball, he took up his broadside position. If it was wide of off stump, he drove or cut, both off the back foot, calypso style. If it was nearer to off, he blocked or left. If it was on the stumps, he flicked to leg. If it was short, he ducked or paddled. When Leach began to nag, he stiffened his arms and hit him far over mid-on for six. Leach nagged no more. Whatever it was, he was ready for it. Whatever it did, he dealt with it. He didn't misjudge.
GregBaum And the sheer guts of Smith following all those knockers 12 months ago, he's a true Aussie.....
GregBaum Should be captain for upcoming summer
GregBaum it doesn't matter .... yes Smith is fabulous but his fellow batsmen are bloody terrible and this Test is lost.
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