2nd Test at Adelaide - 16 to 20 Dec

[Starfighter]

I've seen this one before too. Smith somehow bats with the tail for about two hours longer than she should, making a rapidly accelerating hundred and putting the game beyond us on a pitch that's doing a bit.

The 'rapidly accelerating' bit ain't in evidence yet.

 

[TimAngas]

Smith hasn't really played a fluent test innings since that 2019 Ashes so if he does today that would be seriously ominous for England.

 

[MW1304]

The 'rapidly accelerating' bit ain't in evidence yet.

Well he's not even with the tail yet. We're not at the worst of it.

 

[Spark]

Smith hasn't really played a fluent test innings since that 2019 Ashes so if he does today that would be seriously ominous for England.

I wonder if a fluent innings is actually possible on this deck, it really seems so slow

 

[Gob]

Smith hasn't really played a fluent test innings since that 2019 Ashes so if he does today that would be seriously ominous for England.

India last year no?

 

[Alex0paul]

Give Malan a bowl

 

[wpdavid]

Can't help thinking that those wickets were too little too late for England.

 

[Burgey]

Smith hasn't really played a fluent test innings since that 2019 Ashes so if he does today that would be seriously ominous for England.

The most important part of his knock was not getting out last night and sparking something bad

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Watching this peice from Ponting and Copeland on Green's technique makes me think c7 should give @Starfighter a job

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Give Malan a bowl

I remember Malan bowling some part time leggies last tour here, actually looked alright for an occasional bowler

No idea if he is still capable of that, does he even bowl at all at county level?

 

[Starfighter]

Absolute bull**** from Katich there.

 

[Gob]

Robinson is 28? Thought he was way younger

 

[NotMcKenzie]

Current conversation on 7 is a perfect demonstration of how half-witted supporters of free hits in Tests are.

 

[Burgey]

I can’t believe my man Gnske hasn’t been posting during this test. Letting Robinson get away with a lot here

 

[mr_mister]

The nailed on future ATG all-rounder Cameron Green is averaging 26 with the bat and 49 with the ball

Gonna take a massive effort just to get up to 33/28 set of averages let alone Keith Miller level

Wonder how much rope he gets if he takes a couple of 1 fers and fails again in the second dig

 

[Spark]

The nailed on future ATG all-rounder Cameron Green is averaging 26 with the bat and 49 with the ball

Gonna take a massive effort just to get up to 33/28 set of averages let alone Keith Miller level

Wonder how much rope he gets if he takes a couple of 1 fers and fails again in the second dig

he's 22

 

[mr_mister]

he's 22

Yeah but when you're fighting for the 0.5 AR spots in the team (it's not like it's essential in an Australian test team) I feel we can't just give him 20 tests on potential like we did Marsh

We badly want our answer to Stokes but no point forcing it

 

[Spark]

Yeah but when you're fighting for the 0.5 AR spots in the team (it's not like it's essential in an Australian test team) I feel we can't just give him 20 tests on potential like we did Marsh

We badly want our answer to Stokes but no point forcing it

there are quite a few numbers between 20 and 1

like i wouldn't be adverse to dropping him after this series if he keeps batting like that, but it's not like he's facing huge competition for his spot either.

 

[ataraxia]

great stuff from Smith noticing the no ball and placing it in the gap

 

[mr_mister]

there are quite a few numbers between 20 and 1

There's not as many between 6-10 though. I'm just saying a series here where he takes under 10 wickets and scores under 200 runs will have him looking like a no rounder really fast