| Smith is just too good 13:49 - Aug 4 with 1725 views | StokieBlue |
They have no idea what to do with him, two hundreds already and not entirely sure how he's not going to get more.
Vaughan calling him the best test batsmen he's ever seen.
Shame he tarnished his rep with SandPaperGate but no denying he's some batsman.
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| Smith is just too good on 13:56 - Aug 4 with 1465 views | WD19 |
Calling it ‘sandpapergate’ or the ‘ball tampering scandal’ irritates me. It is/was just cheating. Why don’t ppl just refer to it as their ban for cheating!? |  | | |
| Smith is just too good on 13:56 - Aug 4 with 1456 views | gainsboroughblue |
I have seen Smith nick Broad off to slip today.
Unfortunately, it was a re-run of the Trent Bridge 60 all out from 2015. |  |
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| Smith is just too good on 13:59 - Aug 4 with 1445 views | StokieBlue |
| Smith is just too good on 13:56 - Aug 4 by WD19 |
Calling it ‘sandpapergate’ or the ‘ball tampering scandal’ irritates me. It is/was just cheating. Why don’t ppl just refer to it as their ban for cheating!? |
It's not something I put any thought into - not sure it's worth getting stressed about especially given they mean the same thing.
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| Smith is just too good on 14:00 - Aug 4 with 1435 views | christiand |
Top drawer player. When your test average is only second to Don Bradman, then that speaks volumes. I see England are trying to get the ball changed. The game seems to be slowly slipping away from England's grasp, the weather might come to their rescue though. 180+ is going to be tough to chase down especially the way Lyon was getting some turn and bounce yesterday. |  |
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| Smith is just too good on 14:38 - Aug 4 with 1377 views | StokieBlue |
| Smith is just too good on 14:00 - Aug 4 by christiand |
Top drawer player. When your test average is only second to Don Bradman, then that speaks volumes. I see England are trying to get the ball changed. The game seems to be slowly slipping away from England's grasp, the weather might come to their rescue though. 180+ is going to be tough to chase down especially the way Lyon was getting some turn and bounce yesterday. |
Tuffers not impressed:
"This field is embarrassing. England have given up getting Steve Smith out."
"That's woeful from Denly. England need to find a spinner."
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| Smith is just too good on 14:41 - Aug 4 with 1360 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
He is a jolly good batsman. Not sure how much England are going with the whole let's get the other 10 out instead of trying to get him out. That really frustrates me when they do that unless it really is a rabbit as a number 11 at the end.
I also find Smith's hyperactivity off putting to watch. He seems to be increasingly fidgety both before and after each delivery. I reckon he uses at least twice as much energy as he needs to. |  |
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| Smith is just too good on 14:43 - Aug 4 with 1352 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
Another ridiculous review. Desperate as Bumble said.
As poor as the umpires have been, the teams have been ridiculous with their reviews too. | |
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| Smith is just too good on 14:45 - Aug 4 with 1345 views | gainsboroughblue |
| Smith is just too good on 14:43 - Aug 4 by Nthsuffolkblue |
Another ridiculous review. Desperate as Bumble said.
As poor as the umpires have been, the teams have been ridiculous with their reviews too. |
Shows the desperation for Smith's wicket that.
We only got him in the first innings because he had Lyon at the other end and was going for the big heave-ho. | |
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| Smith is just too good on 15:10 - Aug 4 with 1282 views | crunchie1978 |
I've literally just left he is seeing it like a beach ball. | | | |
| Smith is just too good on 15:17 - Aug 4 with 1266 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
Need to rattle through them with the new ball now.
Another poor umpire decision. | |
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| Smith is just too good on 15:20 - Aug 4 with 1260 views | jas0999 |
Smith has probably taken the game away from England. | | | |
| Got him! (n/t) on 15:22 - Aug 4 with 1255 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
Right where they said he was vulnerable too. [Post edited 4 Aug 2019 15:23]
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| Smith is just too good on 15:24 - Aug 4 with 1251 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Smith is just too good on 15:20 - Aug 4 by jas0999 |
Smith has probably taken the game away from England. |
Going to need to get these last 5 quickly and bat well. | |
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| Got him! (n/t) on 15:25 - Aug 4 with 1247 views | StokieBlue |
| Got him! (n/t) on 15:22 - Aug 4 by Nthsuffolkblue |
Right where they said he was vulnerable too. [Post edited 4 Aug 2019 15:23]
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True, although pointless being vulnerable after getting another 140.
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| Got him! (n/t) on 15:33 - Aug 4 with 1219 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Got him! (n/t) on 15:25 - Aug 4 by StokieBlue |
True, although pointless being vulnerable after getting another 140.
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Or we didn't focus on the right areas until he had got them?
They said his average in that zone was under 30. Obviously could be related to a vulnerability that he has generally overcome. | |
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| Got him! (n/t) on 15:36 - Aug 4 with 1216 views | StokieBlue |
| Got him! (n/t) on 15:33 - Aug 4 by Nthsuffolkblue |
Or we didn't focus on the right areas until he had got them?
They said his average in that zone was under 30. Obviously could be related to a vulnerability that he has generally overcome. |
Not sure that makes sense - if we knew the right areas why would they only focus on them once he's got 140?
They were trying, it just wasn't working. He also might have been trying to speed up a bit more - they can win this with a few more runs unfortunately.
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| Smith is just too good on 15:38 - Aug 4 with 1210 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Smith is just too good on 15:20 - Aug 4 by jas0999 |
Smith has probably taken the game away from England. |
The TV predictor would agree. About 50:50 between a draw and an Aussie win with us at only 8%. | |
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| Got him! (n/t) on 15:41 - Aug 4 with 1201 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Got him! (n/t) on 15:36 - Aug 4 by StokieBlue |
Not sure that makes sense - if we knew the right areas why would they only focus on them once he's got 140?
They were trying, it just wasn't working. He also might have been trying to speed up a bit more - they can win this with a few more runs unfortunately.
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I haven't seen an analysis of where we have bowled. It is possible we hadn't identified it as a weakness (unlikely) or we didn't get it in the right place.
It is also possible we did and he is not as vulnerable there as he once was. | |
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| Smith is just too good on 20:40 - Aug 4 with 1087 views | BtreeBlueBlood |
Why did woakes bowl so few overs? |  | | |
| Smith is just too good on 21:38 - Aug 4 with 1032 views | ElderGrizzly |
He could do anything in his career, score 15,000 runs, but the first thing anyone will always find out about him is he is a cheat. |  | | |
| Smith is just too good on 22:09 - Aug 4 with 980 views | WD19 |
| Smith is just too good on 21:38 - Aug 4 by ElderGrizzly |
He could do anything in his career, score 15,000 runs, but the first thing anyone will always find out about him is he is a cheat. |
You know you are in trouble when your biggest attribute is that you are not quite as big a scumbag as David Warner. | | | |
| Got him! (n/t) on 23:32 - Aug 4 with 917 views | bournemouthblue |
| Got him! (n/t) on 15:41 - Aug 4 by Nthsuffolkblue |
I haven't seen an analysis of where we have bowled. It is possible we hadn't identified it as a weakness (unlikely) or we didn't get it in the right place.
It is also possible we did and he is not as vulnerable there as he once was. |
I believe the debate team have discovered he only averages 30 odd against left arm spin
How they work these stats out in isolation is a puzzler but given his technique, balls moving across him seems the way to go
We'll have to see how Archer gets on with him when he is inevitably picked |  |
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| Got him! (n/t) on 23:33 - Aug 4 with 916 views | StokieBlue |
| Got him! (n/t) on 23:32 - Aug 4 by bournemouthblue |
I believe the debate team have discovered he only averages 30 odd against left arm spin
How they work these stats out in isolation is a puzzler but given his technique, balls moving across him seems the way to go
We'll have to see how Archer gets on with him when he is inevitably picked |
It's been a known "weakness".
Doesn't make much difference if it's a weakness in your 140s.
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| Smith is just too good on 23:33 - Aug 4 with 914 views | StokieBlue |
| Smith is just too good on 21:38 - Aug 4 by ElderGrizzly |
He could do anything in his career, score 15,000 runs, but the first thing anyone will always find out about him is he is a cheat. |
Or that he's easily lead by the scumbag that is Warner.
I bet he regrets it daily.
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Edit. Nobody really remembers Atherton for ball tampering etc. [Post edited 4 Aug 2019 23:40]
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| Smith is just too good on 23:39 - Aug 4 with 910 views | Coastalblue |
| Smith is just too good on 21:38 - Aug 4 by ElderGrizzly |
He could do anything in his career, score 15,000 runs, but the first thing anyone will always find out about him is he is a cheat. |
Whilst that's true, his crime was getting caught. Ball tampering is very much a part of cricket, sad but true.
You ever get 'matey' with a county cricketer and they'll admit that it goes on all the time, I can't believe test cricket is any different. |  |
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