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*Official* Australia vs Pakistan in England

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Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
The Oz pace attack has really been very ordinary this series - absolutely no consistency in line and length
 

Prince EWS

Global Moderator
I challenge an avatar bet wherein I am saying Smith won't last till end of this season in whites. Anyone.

I mean till end of Ashes.
Haha, he's not supposed to though. He's in because of injury. When Hauritz is fit again he'll go back out. He won't get "dropped" though.
 

Black_Warrior

Cricketer Of The Year
My God what whingers..your bowlers cant swing the ball..so you get the ball changed after 10 overs

Unbelievable!! You keep pestering the umpires and they will give in
 

Sir Alex

Banned
Haha, he's not supposed to though. He's in because of injury. When Hauritz is fit again he'll go back out. He won't get "dropped" though.
Many posters were arguing he is good enough to bat at 6.

I am not saying Smith is not talented. He indeed is but to play at this level he needs more fc exposure imho.
 

Furball

Evil Scotsman
Many posters were arguing he is good enough to bat at 6.

I am not saying Smith is not talented. He indeed is but to play at this level he needs more fc exposure imho.
Aye, they were arguing that in response to people suggesting he was a bowler alone.

Given that he bats 6 for NSW, it's not an outrageous call to make.
 

Scaly piscine

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Aye, they were arguing that in response to people suggesting he was a bowler alone.

Given that he bats 6 for NSW, it's not an outrageous call to make.
Against Australian bowlers.

That's like saying James Anderson used to bat at 6 for Burnley going by what has been served up in this series.
 

Riggins

International Captain
think he batted 5 most of the year iirc, maybe wrong though and not a big deal. waste of a post really.

edit: I find it amusing that everyone seems to rate tim paine as batting really well this series, and talks down smith, based on his first class record, ignoring smith doing better this test also. I mean, Smith averages 56 in fc matches, with 4 hundreds, and paine averages 31 with 1 hundred. Paine with ~10 more matches, I don't get how this means he has a better record. /rant.
 
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SirBloody Idiot

Cricketer Of The Year
Seriously should consider not bothering with Johnson next time the Ashes come to England. Shows no signs of improvement in these conditions. What **** he's bowled today.
 

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