4th Test at Old Trafford, Manchester

[flibbertyjibber]

Omg just saw wade’s shot. Wtaf

An Ian Bell special that.

 

[Starfighter]

Finally called one a wide. Been generous with that and the two bouncers thing again.

 

[Starfighter]

The People's Champion. You magnificent bastard.

 

[Burgey]

What a player.

 

[Spark]

Phenomenon.

 

[duffer]

Fmd, this guy's a monster. Never seen someone with his hunger for runs.

 

[harsh.ag]

 

[Burgey]

They don't have any idea or discipline on how to bowl to him. Rubbish.

No one does. He makes runs against everyone, everywhere.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Meh. He needs to get a quadruple hundred to impress me at this point.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Freaky ****, now get out.

 

[Jarquis]

He'll be the fastest to 7000 by a decent amount at this rate.

 

[aussie tragic]

Genuinely shocked its that 'low' tbh

Well it is still growing. Overall now 64.21, vs England is 64.23

 

[duffer]

Meh. He needs to get a quadruple hundred to impress me at this point.

Exactly, a Test ton doesn't feel like an achievement for him anymore.

 

[Burgey]

Fmd, this guy's a monster. Never seen someone with his hunger for runs.

Yeah you can actually see it in him, whereas a lot of others tend to have a sort of steely look and that’s it

Fmd 150 ahead of the next best run scorer and he’s missed a test with it. Just complete domination.

Dammit Paine, gotta hit those. Just builds pressure on himself

 

[Jarquis]

There's a good chance he'll get there before Root tbh

 

[Starfighter]

Is i just me, but that while we've been talking about Smith's really exaggerated movements when batting, he isn't doing the Macarena between balls as much any more?


Finally a good shot from Paine. Threaded three guys.

 

[social]

Congratulations to Overton for settling on the worst possible bowling tactics for Smith

Whom ever is instructing him to bowl this way is an idiot

 

[trundler]

How damn predictable. Another ton.

 

[Burgey]

Is i just me, but that while we've been talking about Smith's really exaggerated movements when batting, he isn't doing the Macarena between balls as much any more?


Finally a good shot from Paine. Threaded three guys.

When he’s nervous and/or starting out, he moves around a lot more. He also seems to consciously moderate it when he realises he’s moving too much and it’s effecting his position at release.

Bloke is a batting savant and automaton all in one. Never seen anyone like him

 

[Lillian Thomson]

You have to bow to greatness. But letting a man push his way through the 90's with singles under no pressure is lame captaincy.