***Official*** 1st Test at Brisbane

[Starfighter]

This is the time where we forgot that Jake Ball is present.

 

[Cow]

Boycs on Smith- "He looks, and I hate to say it, a bit ugly duckling. He's not an aesthetic player but he's a very effective player."

He's the Mourinho of cricket. Gets results but hurts the sport.

 

[Starfighter]

Wonderful bowling average.

114

I hope all my trashing of his ability earlier this year doesn't backfire.

Very floaty.

 

[NotMcKenzie]

Jake No-Ball

 

[Cabinet96]

Should be Broad here.

 

[Spark]

He looks really good here does Warner. Not in terms of thrashing the ball everywhere (and hence strike rate) but just looks really relaxed and comfortable at the crease.

 

[Cabinet96]

Boycs on Smith- "He looks, and I hate to say it, a bit ugly duckling. He's not an aesthetic player but he's a very effective player."

He's the Mourinho of cricket. Gets results but hurts the sport.

How dare you.

 

[stephen]

Glad to see the scoring rate has quickened. From 2 to 2.8.

 

[adub]

He looks really good here does Warner. Not in terms of thrashing the ball everywhere (and hence strike rate) but just looks really relaxed and comfortable at the crease.

Yeah this.

The pitch is still not as quick as he'd like so he's biding his time. The way he's picked off the ones has been great.

 

[social]

Boycs on Smith- "He looks, and I hate to say it, a bit ugly duckling. He's not an aesthetic player but he's a very effective player."

He's the Mourinho of cricket. Gets results but hurts the sport.

Difference being that Smith can actually play his chosen sport

 

[stephen]

Every time I look at the "recent" area of the Cricinfo scorecard I wonder why so many no balls have been bowled.

 

[Prince EWS]

What if Usman's inability to play spin is rooted in a deep seated refusal to confirm to cricketing stereotypes he had faced growing up

"Hey look now, you're the brown kid, you're kind are naturally gifted at playing spin"

"NO!"

 

[adub]

That's a bad one

 

[Burgey]

So soft

 

[Gnske]

I thought we were past that jab pull ffs

 

[morgieb]

The **** Davey?

 

[Starfighter]

Haha. Holy Hell.

 

[Spark]

ffs

 

[Cabinet96]

That shovel pull again huh.

 

[Jarquis]

If he had dropped that....