Gary Sobers vs Steven Smith

[Johan]

Australia is playing WI away this team.
2022/23 and 2023/24 were both at home.
Windies pitches are usually flat. Whatever small loss he has in SL can be more than made up in WI. Though he could lose 1-2 points in the 6 tests vs Eng & SA. So imo he'll still be 54+ by year end.

Yeah probably.

 

[centurymaker]

Given the forecast in Galle, I doubt they can prepare a turner. Australia at the moment doing all sorts of training on tailor made spinning tracks in Dubai. But they might get something completely different in Galle haha

 

[Sliferxxxx]

This year when/if Smith tours the WI will for me because the first time in a while he'll be facing us with a decent attack. Now this of course is assuming any two of the following pace bowlers are fit: Seales, Roach, Shamar + Motie or Warrican.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

This year when/if Smith tours the WI will for me because the first time in a while he'll be facing us with a decent attack. Now this of course is assuming any two of the following pace bowlers are fit: Seales, Roach, Shamar + Motie or Warrican.

Hopefully the pitches aren’t too flat. They should roll out spicy pitches like the ones in the Aus vs Ind series for Seales and Shamar.

 

[centurymaker]

WI cbf, they want tests to go 5 days, $$$.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

WI cbf, they want tests to go 5 days, $$$.

With the way test batting is declining, I don’t think we’re going to see many more 5 day tests tbh

 

[Sliferxxxx]

Hopefully the pitches aren’t too flat. They should roll out spicy pitches like the ones in the Aus vs Ind series for Seales and Shamar.

Yeah spicy pitches are good and all but then our F grade level batting will have to deal with Cummins, Starc and Haze (or Boland) and quite frankly it won't end well for us. Matter of fact, anything less than a 2-0 win for Australia would be a huge surprise.

 

[centurymaker]

Only rain or something extraordinary can prevent a 3-0 whitewash

 

[Sliferxxxx]

Only rain or something extraordinary can prevent a 3-0 whitewash

Agreed.

 

[sayon basak]

why? you're overrating older players atp

Maybe he's assuming his downfall in advance.

 

[subshakerz]

When is Aus touring SA next?

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Maybe he's assuming his downfall in advance.

Kind of. I just think he needs to be great for longer to be compared to them and it’s pretty unlikely he will be.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

When is Aus touring SA next?

2026 I think

 

[Coronis]

Don’t forget the WTC final!

 

[Narayana]

Test batsman

If Steve Smith was from previous era then i am pretty sure, he would have got 90 percentage of votes.

 

[Johan]

Sobers just a beast, Idk what to tell yall, he was averaging 63 while 15 years into his career and aging.

 

[sayon basak]

If Steve Smith was from previous era then i am pretty sure, he would have gets 90 percentage of votes.

I guess most of the people think Sobers and Smith are close, they just think Sobers was slightly better.

 

[DrWolverine]

My only argument against the great Sobers was he played 40% of tests against India, Pakistan and NewZealand who were quite weak.

 

[sayon basak]

My only argument against the great Sobers was he played 40% of tests against India, Pakistan and NewZealand who were quite weak.

His performance in NZ was quite weak as well.

 

[Johan]

India had pretty good spinners and Pakistan had Fazal Mahmood and Khan Mohammad, neither team had any real batting.