shortpitched713
International Captain
He's the best besides Bradman. It would take a bit of ****ing up for him to lose that spot.
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The legacy of Steve Smith
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Molehill
Cricketer Of The Year
I'm not sure he's even the best 'spinner who turned his hand to batting' of the last 20 years!!
PlayerComparisons
International Vice-Captain
Top 10 for sure and will probably end up top 5
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
Best batsman between Bradman and Daryl Mitchell.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Daily reminder that Head > Smith.
kyear2
International Coach
There's 7 that I hold above everyone else, and he's definitely in there, I'll leave it at that for now.
It's unfortunate that guys like Ponting (and according to Trundler, Wasim) are punished for playing too long, but with that in mind, we should wait until he's finished to determine how high he is in the highest pantheon.
It's unfortunate that guys like Ponting (and according to Trundler, Wasim) are punished for playing too long, but with that in mind, we should wait until he's finished to determine how high he is in the highest pantheon.
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East Bay Ray
Cricket Spectator
Top 10 bat for sure. No signature shot at all that i can think of.
I hope he leaves no legacy in terms of his technique.
I respect him and what he's achieved, but cant say i enjoy watching him...and hate the thought of kids learning from him.
I hope he leaves no legacy in terms of his technique.
I respect him and what he's achieved, but cant say i enjoy watching him...and hate the thought of kids learning from him.
Anthony Clayden
School Boy/Girl Cricketer
All teams currently are poor at touring, partly comes from the lack of lead in matches due to crammed schedules (Test, ODI, T20 and so more Test teams). That Smith doesn't suffer much from issues away with little prep, is a positive to him.
Your comment on bowling attacks is odd, bowling averages (esp pace) are right down around the world, India for example has its best ever pace attack.
Batting is entertainment, and he may not be classically elegant, but his many constant manic mannerisms are entertaining to me.
This is probably overstated compared to how good teams actually are at home in home conditions.
Molehill
Cricketer Of The Year
Smith has 5 tons against India in Australia, only one since Jan 2015 (pre Bumrah/Siraj). Obviously, he missed the 2018/19 series - something else which kind of shits on his legacy!!
Socerer 01
International Captain
he played only 1 series after Jan 2015 in Australia against India, this is a weird comment
he had one of the greatest performances in India ever by a visiting batsman in 2017
Molehill
Cricketer Of The Year
Not if you're looking at the quality of bowling attacks to have toured Australia it's not.
Socerer 01
International Captain
what are you arguing for dude
_00_deathscar
International Regular
Top 10 for sure, possibly top 5 but hard to say. He won’t break into the top 3 (at his current last 3/4 years rate) save a late surge.
Molehill
Cricketer Of The Year
Something that appears to be flying over your head.
Gob
International Coach
What a load of horse **** post in general but even if the bolded part is right, he is still one of the greatest touring batsmen