* Official * WI & Eng tour of Australia

[TheJediBrah]

Smith with a point to prove. Should have been Maxwell in at 4 though

 

[Fuller Pilch]

What's the highest % of the 1st 100 runs by 1 batter in a T20i?

 

[honestbharani]

What's the highest % of the 1st 100 runs by 1 batter in a T20i?

Good job. Please use these powers responsibly during the WC.

 

[thierry henry]

What’s the deal with Cariah? His FC record suggests he’s basically a batting all-rounder. Also he seems to have been basically a red ball specialist. From a very small sample size he’s had some white ball success with the ball and now he seems to be in the team as a bowler? Was he a red ball specialist who’s just recently been tried as a white ball bowler?

 

[honestbharani]

What’s the deal with Cariah? His FC record suggests he’s basically a batting all-rounder. Also he seems to have been basically a red ball specialist. From a very small sample size he’s had some white ball success with the ball and now he seems to be in the team as a bowler? Was he a red ball specialist who’s just recently been tried as a white ball bowler?

They are trying to make their own Steve Smith.

 

[TheJediBrah]

What’s the deal with Cariah? His FC record suggests he’s basically a batting all-rounder. Also he seems to have been basically a red ball specialist. From a very small sample size he’s had some white ball success with the ball and now he seems to be in the team as a bowler? Was he a red ball specialist who’s just recently been tried as a white ball bowler?

There was a cricinfo article about him. Basically come from nowhere to be a specialist T20 bowler, one of those "coach/selectors see something in him" and take a punt

 

[social]

Smith WAC

 

[Spikey]

always love a run-out that only happened because the keeper didn't take the ball behind the stumps

 

[TheJediBrah]

Bit misleading listing David's T20I stats like that (including Singapore games)

Smith WAC

Entirely Maxwell's call, Smith didn't want to go

 

[thierry henry]

There was a cricinfo article about him. Basically come from nowhere to be a specialist T20 bowler, one of those "coach/selectors see something in him" and take a punt

He’s played 5 T20s ever. Must be based on List A form.

 

[Spark]

You’d have to think theyve told him to do exactly that though?

Yeah absolutely, which is why I think they should tell him otherwise

 

[TheJediBrah]

He’s played 5 T20s ever.

Yeah that's what the article was about. It's based on those few games he played. It happens rarely picking a guy with no experience based on a gut call but it's always interesting

 

[honestbharani]

The most interesting part of the article was how he tried to learn batting and leg spin bowling watching videos of Lara and Warne.

Google the story of Ekalavya. Its what this reminded me of.

 

[Spark]

Smith WAC

Not like Maxwell would have made any runs anyway tbf

 

[thierry henry]

Yeah that's what the article was about. It's based on those few games he played. It happens rarely picking a guy with no experience based on a gut call but it's always interesting

It’s not, because before this tour his last T20 was in 2016

(I just read a couple of articles about him, basically he seems to have been picked based on a little bit of recent form in other formats)

 

[Spark]

This over could go for a looooot of runs if McCoy keeps serving up these

 

[TheJediBrah]

It’s not, because before this tour his last T20 was in 2016

(I just read a couple of articles about him, basically he seems to have been picked based on a little bit of recent form in other formats)

ok I didn't really read the article I just wanted you to think I was smart and read things

 

[Spark]

Really surprised that wasn't given live + there wasn't much appeal or reaction from the commentators, I thought it was stone dead live

 

[TheJediBrah]

Good little knock from David but lmao at getting out to that ball. Should have hit it for 12

 

[Spark]

Good little knock from David but lmao at getting out to that ball. Should have hit it for 12

Tbf the low, straight full toss is always deceptively hard to hit, especially if it dips like that