**Official** 3rd Test @Brisbane (Ewwwww), 14th-18th December

[Kirkut]

That's mostly just a mental lapse IMO

Likely if someone gets out early, they were just not well set yet.

 

[Darwin Award]

Smith frustrated as he walks off... left a few more out there he did.

To me it looked like he didn't move his feet and just dabbled the bat out needlessly.

 

[Briony]

Big 4 test hundreds:

1.Root- 36
2.Smith- 33
3.Williamson- 32
4.Kohli- 30

Smith building his average back up again to within 10 runs up above Kohli

Williamson probably the best of that quartet given the context of who they bat around.

 

[Starfighter]

huh, why are we acting like India will score more than 200

Shut the door on the opposition. Now we have Marsh facing the new ball. Plus I think it would do Smith mental good to go on and get a really big, 140+ score, so he can prove to himself he can still do it.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

...do you not give a batsman a standing ovation after a ton regardless? Isn't that just the given thing to do?

Paging Hurricane

 

[the big bambino]

Rohit showing agility and fitness there.

 

[Burgey]

Smiths last 70 off 90 odd balls. Hopefully good signs moving forward. Vital knock for him and Aus

 

[TheJediBrah]

with a lower average probably

I don't see why. He averages 55 in England, and that's playing away from his home conditions, against bowlers used to them and the Dukes ball. Logic dictates that if he grew up with English conditions and the Dukes ball, and played his games there against touring bowlers not used to them, he would average higher

 

[Spark]

Shut the door on the opposition. Now we have Marsh facing the new ball. Plus I think it would do Smith mental good to go on and get a really big, 140+ score, so he can prove to himself he can still do it.

I think that's reaching a bit tbf; he simply lost concentration after a milestone which can happen to anyone.

 

[Kraken]

Shut the door on the opposition. Now we have Marsh facing the new ball. Plus I think it would do Smith mental good to go on and get a really big, 140+ score, so he can prove to himself he can still do it.

pretty sure the ton itself will give himself the proof that he can do it - but I get your point

 

[Burgey]

Can somoene ask smith about his hands?

Mine got busy when he played that straight drive to go to 99, ngl

 

[Johan]

I don't see why. He averages 55 in England, and that's playing away from his home conditions, against bowlers used to them and the Dukes ball. Logic dictates that if he grew up with English conditions and the Dukes ball, and played his games there against touring bowlers not used to them, he would average higher

Because Australia was uber flat until sometime around COVID-19, much much flatter than England I'd argue and he averaged 71 there so I believe in England even if he averages 60-65 his overall average will drop. It's one of the reasons I don't rate Smith as high as some rate him (second after Bradman).

 

[Johan]

pretty sure the ton itself will give himself the proof that he can do it - but I get your point

Smith's still got it, this inning proves it.

 

[Spark]

Mitch Marsh looking like he's barely batted in his life right now

 

[Starfighter]

What was that Mitch?

 

[Burgey]

Fmd does Gill have to do his own laundry or something? Put in, ****

 

[Johan]

I wonder, how would Lyon vs Indian batting on an uncovered rain soaked pitch look?

 

[Spark]

Head has almost chopped on about four times since the new rock. Still looks to be enough there with the hard ball so India should hope to keep Aus below 370.

 

[Spark]

Lmao what a disgusting little innings

 

[Starfighter]

That innings did not look like one of permanence.