Niall
International Coach
Is that anything to be proud off though?
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Dwayne Smith
- Thread starter Jono
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Athlai
Not Terrible
Could be worse, could be a Dwayne Smith esque all rounder.
Athlai
Not Terrible
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
No he was a completely different player then. It's not like he would've been better if he opened; he was **** back then. After he reinvented himself they picked him again and he went alright for a while.. and now he's been **** again.
His original selection in the squad was fair enough. He's **** though so he should've been dropped already. But all up his overall average means **** all.
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
It means he was not a batsman before and now he's a **** batsman. It still shows a team shouldn't be opening in a world cup with a bloke who used to not be a batsman and is now a **** batsman. It doesn't mean **** all.
An average of 18 tells you that a world cup major nation has had 4 years to plan for this and their opener is a bloke who used to bowl and bat poorly and is now a guy who doesn't bowl and bats poorly. Just because it isn't the same as looking at Dhawan average doesn't mean the point Warne and others were making doesn't stand.
An average of 18 tells you that a world cup major nation has had 4 years to plan for this and their opener is a bloke who used to bowl and bat poorly and is now a guy who doesn't bowl and bats poorly. Just because it isn't the same as looking at Dhawan average doesn't mean the point Warne and others were making doesn't stand.
Athlai
Not Terrible
Dwayne Smith isnt the worst top eight opener in this world cup. One of them obviously, but not the worst.
ImpatientLime
International Regular
neil smith was utter ****e. famed for vomiting whilst batting versus the uae in the 96 world cup.
Flem274*
123/5
who is worse?
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Where dem haterz at?!?
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Great plan by India. Give Smith a wicket so Holder keeps Smith on and keep Jerome Taylor out of the attack.
Still not many ahead of him among Top 8, barely 1.
WI - His opening partner, Gayle, better than him
India - Both Dhawan & R Sharma better than him
Australia - Both Warner & Finch better than him
NZ - Both Nuptial & McCullum better than him
SA - Both De Kock & Amla better than him
SL - Both Thirimanne & Dilshan better than him
Pak - A Shehzad better than him but I will back him to do better than Younis Khan or Nasir Jamshed at this point
Heck, both of the Bangladesh and Ireland's along with Coetzer of Scotland openers are better than him in the opening spot.
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
Now either Smith or Jamshed will score a matchwinning 100 to beat NZ in the QF at the Caketin
If they score that much, then blame should lay with NZ.
