**Official** 5th Test at Sydney, 3-7 Jan 2025

[Arachnödouche2.0]

He's the Aussie battler personified. Puts his head down and does the job, knowing that he's the backup. WAG.

Yeah just love his overall presence. Would give half our side for one of him. Admittedly not much of a bargain but still.

 

[halba]

Smith dropped a sitter

 

[GotSpin]

I have a feeling that Starc plays quite often when not at full fitness anyway and that’s just team management not putting their foot down and making a change

 

[Burgey]

Lol smith

 

[Starfighter]

Smith you plonker

 

[Spark]

Well that certainly hit the ground.

 

[Spark]

I think the sitter he dropped at Brisbane was exactly the same as that as well. Doesn't deal with that height correctly it seems

 

[Daemon]

Smith

Very rocks or diamonds with his slip fielding

 

[OverratedSanity]

Jaddu plays Boland terribly. Just always looks like he has no clue against him. Drop is irrelevant it's a matter of time.

 

[Starfighter]

Didn't even get a hand on it. And Jadeja is a guy who can cause damage, moreso than perhaps some of their top order.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

The first time I saw him bowl he was bowling mid 140s in a one day domestic game for Victoria. Basically just trying to bowl fast yorkers every ball at the death - the opposite to what people would think of when he was mentioned now. So yeah he could definitely let them go when he was younger. Must be in really good rythm to be so consistently 135-140 this summer.

Wow, that must have been before he played those few JAMODIs even, can't say I particularly remember seeing it live myself but I definitely do remember reading about Boland being sharp (albeit less consistent) in the early days

Was a while later when he became the guy who would bowl all day on an MCG Shield wicket when they were at their flattest, and then after that would come in to bat and play absolutely no shots whatsoever

 

[Son Of Coco]

**** me Smudge.

That's why Webster shouldn't be letting Smith catch anything straightforward. Should have dived across in front of him and taken that.

 

[vicleggie]

Webster should've dove in front of Smith there

 

[halba]

And it was too far from Beau Webster or was it

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Got too big on Smudge

 

[stephen]

People calling for Starc's head don't understand cricket. He gives the Australian attack a lot more variety and picks up wickets when others wouldn't.

 

[King Kane]

Smith dropping another sitter, Webster should have dived for that.

 

[subshakerz]

Kyear would have us believe Smith is an elite slipper after the last test. I never bought that.

 

[Starfighter]

Doesn't deal with that height correctly it seems

Never has

 

[stephen]

Smith only catches screamers. I thought we all knew that by now.