If Smith keeps catching like this, he may just force in spot in the 1ar team. Team up to give Sobers his best partner yet.., well since Hammond of course. Smith at 1st, Sobers 2nd and Warne 3rd.
Two thoughts though.
1. It's obviously arguable that 2 of the top 10 batsmen ever both started out in the national team as left arm spinners. Was it that their batting talent was somehow missed or they were just late bloomers?
2. It always assumed that Gilchrist is one of about 5 automatic picks for this team (for me Hutton, Bradman, Sobers, Gilchrist, Marshall), but was he really the equal of Knott (or even the likes of Jock Cameron) with the gloves or just as with the argument with the bowling all rounders, not as good but not as large a gulf with the gloves as with the bat?
Of course if Knott is the selection, that makes a much stronger case for Imran to be included to bat @ 7.