Steven Smith - Will he go anywhere?

[Victor Ian]

You think I'm going to spend all my time digging through old archives?

Lol you kid

I was not after a mining effort. These guys get such tags yet don't have memorable examples that don't involve hard work to present the case.

 

[Daemon]

I was not after a mining effort. These guys get such tags yet don't have memorable examples that don't involve hard work to present the case.

Was a joke reference to an old tjb post

 

[Gob]

If you are a Smith fan, this is gold

Ranking Smith's terrific 20 Test tons | cricket.com.au

 

[Compton]

Loved that 162* against India. WAG.

 

[Gob]

That order is crap though.

 

[Anil]

Can you sell me on the point. Give me a couple of examples of Smith throwing his wicket away and Kallis (he gets the selfish tag often) grinding out his average to the teams detriment. (please)

if he is the best batsman in the team, how is throwing his wicket away an unselfish act?

 

[Furball]

He must be the most improved, most unexpectedly successful cricketer ever. Started as a legspinner who could bat a bit, and now looks like the second coming of Bradman (at-least when batting against India). Not a stats hog who goes awol in tough times either - a super dependable batsman who delivers under pressure time after time, and dreaded by the opposition. Just too good.

No he ****ing didn't. He was averaging over 50 with the bat in Shield cricket when he debuted in Tests for Australia, him debuting at 8 is because Australia's selectors were idiots.

 

[stephen]

Now that Steve Smith is in his mid-career slump (averaging between 7 and 18 runs less than the last three calendar years), what do you think his chances are of being dropped?

 

[TheJediBrah]

if he is the best batsman in the team, how is throwing his wicket away an unselfish act?

Because, as aforementioned, he often tends to do it:

1) at a time where quick runs are needed and keeping wickets in hand largely irrelevant, or
2) when the game is clearly won

 

[Spikey]

If you are a Smith fan, this is gold

Ranking Smith's terrific 20 Test tons | cricket.com.au

what a terrible order

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

what a terrible order

Much like Australia's middle.

 

[M0rphin3]

Can you sell me on the point. Give me a couple of examples of Smith throwing his wicket away and Kallis (he gets the selfish tag often) grinding out his average to the teams detriment. (please)

IDK if it was "selfish", but this was certainly painful to watch, while they were trying for an aggressive declaration:
3rd Test: Australia v South Africa at Sydney, Jan 2-6, 2006 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[Burgey]

Decent old chase that

 

[Spikey]

i don't think kallis could have been vindicated anymore than he was

 

[Furball]

IDK if it was "selfish", but this was certainly painful to watch, while they were trying for an aggressive declaration:
3rd Test: Australia v South Africa at Sydney, Jan 2-6, 2006 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

He completely sucked the momentum out of South Africa's chase in the 2007 group game against Australia as well.

Pretty sure he played a dreadful innings in the 2009 T20 semi final as well.

I don't think any of those innings are necessarily selfish, they were just terrible.

 

[Coronis]

Shiv was quite selfish in Georgetown 2003.

 

[akilana]

IDK if it was "selfish", but this was certainly painful to watch, while they were trying for an aggressive declaration:
3rd Test: Australia v South Africa at Sydney, Jan 2-6, 2006 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

You can see he was playing the role he always played for SA. They had 100 runs lead and lost openers for nothing so he had to stick around while others can play more expansively. He started really really slow and scored the last 35 runs almost run a ball.