True, but at his best, Clarke was leaving balls off the middle of the bat through 3rd slip for fourKhawaja's not pretty outside off-stump by Adelaidian standards, tbh. Have a look at Cam Ferguson, his edges to 2nd make people cry.
Heh, reckon Shield bowlers this year and whoever he comes up against any time soon may disagree. Shudder to think what the Saffies will do to him next time.I made this point the other day - Hughes averages 62 when you remove his performances against England in Tests and has a pretty good domestic FC average. His technique has only really gotten him into trouble against England, who have had a good, disciplined bowling attack who have been able to exploit this weakness. If he left his game the way it is, he'd probably continue his woes against England, but no-one else seems to have worked out away of consistently getting him out.
It's hardly Steven Smith's fault if the selectors **** around with his role in the side. Yeah, he could have scored more runs in the 2 Tests he played at 6, but in his 5 Test career he has twice been played as a specialist spinner and number 8, twice as a number 6, and once as a number 7 who seemingly wasn't trusted to bowl until about 100 overs into England's innings. It's hardly his fault if he doesn't know what the hell he's supposed to be doing in the side.The first thing Australia have to do is dump Steven Smith. I cringe seeing a bits and pieces player in the Australian test line up where Warne was a spinner and the number 7 was Gilchrist. Once that has been done, they can start to put the remaining pieces in some order.
Does ICC have an award for the worst debutant of the year - he is top billing!
Heh, because his "technical flaws" weren't obvious enough a couple of years ago?Heh, reckon Shield bowlers this year and whoever he comes up against any time soon may disagree.
I vigorously disagree.The first thing Australia have to do is dump Steven Smith. I cringe seeing a bits and pieces player in the Australian test line up where Warne was a spinner and the number 7 was Gilchrist. Once that has been done, they can start to put the remaining pieces in some order.
Does ICC have an award for the worst debutant of the year - he is top billing!
His head was quite clearly well and truly gone by then, was bounced out by medium pacers in the warm-up match before the third test. That's why they dropped him.I think they really messed with his head when they dropped him in 2009.
Yep, that's the key for me. I have faith he will be able to be successful at an international level simply because of his drive and determination. There aren't many players with his mentality who don't at least have some success in the long-run.Yeah they were but it seem fairly clear they weren't exploited in the way they are now. Even a few Test bowlers in South Africa didn't get it straight away.
He's a top player and a bloke with an eye as good as that will get away from sides often enough. But I would suggest if absolutely nothing changes, it won't happen with the same regularity. That said, a top player won't just leave things be.
A slogger who bowls pies.To the ones who disagree with me, who/what is Steven Smith :
1. A batsman who can bowl
2. A bowler who can bat
3. A batting all rounder who can turn his arm over
4. A bowling all rounder who can slog a few
5. Someone who can command a presence in the side with bowling or batting
Awta, that's what I loved most about him in SA. Giving him a chance in SL before the SA series will go a long way to building up his confidence again after it's been heavily abused by England.Yep, that's the key for me. I have faith he will be able to be successful at an international level simply because of his drive and determination. There aren't many players with his mentality who don't at least have some success in the long-run.
Okay, let's see how he copes in Sri Lanka against Mendis, Herath, and Randiv. I am sure his techinical flaw outside the off stump won't come into play there.A batting allrounder who can turn his arm over.
He has a technical flaw outside off stump to the moving ball - so do many batsmen.