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Adam Voges average watch
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Victor Ian
International Coach
It will not be bad in the slightest. In fact it may be good. You need these quirks to punch everyone in the face that stats do not tell the whole story. Yes, they give an indication, but on their own, not much.
Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
If he goes right through summer (and Pakistan bowl well) and through the India tour he might get there. But that's not looking likely at the moment.
viriya
International Captain
morgieb
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This time it has a bit of validity though. O'Keefe is the better batsman and fits Smith's tactics better IMO. I'd lose it if we saw Holland or Zampa in his position though.....
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Love the way the commentators try to make out they're absolute unplayable jaffas.
Bijed
International Regular
Surprised only Smith, Warner, Starc & Hazlewood are considered safe. Khawaja has surely done enough and even though he didn't score many in this test surely Ferguson gets another game? Similar for Burns, I know it's been a while since he did anything in tests but bringing him back and dropping him after 1 game doesn't feel right. I wouldn't extend the same logic to Mennie, though, since by all accounts he shouldn't be anywhere near the test squad.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
I would say 8 of this 11 should get another game...
Smith, Warner, Starc, Hazlewood, Khawaja - Safe
Burns, Ferguson - Too early to drop, not enough chances given yet on this go.
Nevill - Coz Wade cant be an option for the D/N test.
I would suggest this XI
Warner
Burns
Khawaja
Smith (c)
Ferguson
Nevill
Maxwell
Marsh
Starc
Hazlewood
Bird
Smith, Warner, Starc, Hazlewood, Khawaja - Safe
Burns, Ferguson - Too early to drop, not enough chances given yet on this go.
Nevill - Coz Wade cant be an option for the D/N test.
I would suggest this XI
Warner
Burns
Khawaja
Smith (c)
Ferguson
Nevill
Maxwell
Marsh
Starc
Hazlewood
Bird
SeamUp
International Coach
*Hint of sarcasm*
It wasn't just the killing of Windies and the Kiwis, it was those little (*'s) that magnified it even more.
Groundking
International Debutant
Easy solution, you take out the minnow bashing on roads (vs West Indies), and he's scored a mighty 943 runs @ 41.00 in 27 innings....
Blocky
Banned
That feeling when...
Australian's bag Vogues on account of him scoring easy runs when it didn't matter against the Windies, while continuing to assert that Steve Smith is as good as his average despite feasting on the Windies and India.
Remove Windies and India, Smith averages 46.4 from 35 matches. Add Windies and India, Smith averages 57 from 46 matches.
Australian's bag Vogues on account of him scoring easy runs when it didn't matter against the Windies, while continuing to assert that Steve Smith is as good as his average despite feasting on the Windies and India.
Remove Windies and India, Smith averages 46.4 from 35 matches. Add Windies and India, Smith averages 57 from 46 matches.
Blocky
Banned
Compared to 57 which slots him in ATG... it is.
Black_Warrior
Cricketer Of The Year
People who call players who are a few years old in Test cricket an ATG (irrespective of average) are dumb. Having spent almost 10 years on CW, I can safely conclude that most people on CW do not do that. Smith is not an ATG, not because he is not good enough, but because he is far too young. ATG is a status that is bestowed upon you near the end of your career when you have demonstrated your quality over a considerable period of time.
That being said, to run down Smith now is stupid. Guy is still easily the best batsman in the country, has scored runs in England where he was supposed to be exposed, got runs in South Africa, got a ton in Sri Lanka and looked the best batsman in UAE against Pakistan. In fact Yasir till this day rates Smith as the guy who played him the best.
That being said, to run down Smith now is stupid. Guy is still easily the best batsman in the country, has scored runs in England where he was supposed to be exposed, got runs in South Africa, got a ton in Sri Lanka and looked the best batsman in UAE against Pakistan. In fact Yasir till this day rates Smith as the guy who played him the best.
Black_Warrior
Cricketer Of The Year
Sachin has his lowest test average against Pakistan. That always gave me a great deal of satisfaction 
