2019 1st Ashes Test - Edgbaston 1-5 August 2019

[Hamingja]

Who else has been saying one more over before bed for the past hour

I can make it to tea, still gives me 6 hours sleep

 

[Blue Heart]

Not out

Missing leg

Jack Hill, the blind miner could see that !!!

 

[Kappa]

Don't tell me the umpire got one right

Maths suggests that if you keep guessing you eventually have to get one right

 

[bh90210fan]

Steven Smith's story is just about the most amazing story of cricket. I can't believe how far he has progressed from a partime leg spinner-batsman to one of the best ever batsmen in world cricket. If you took any cricket tragic from the 80s or 90s from a time machine and showed him a footage of Smith, it's highly likely that they'll mistake him for a bowler who can throw his bat around. He'll say you're bonkers if you revealed him as one who is quite possibly the best ever batsman after Bradman.

There is nothing orthodox about Steve Smith, everything about him is unorthodox except for the fact that he manages to meet the ball in the middle of his bat pretty much every time. I remember being very annoyed when I first saw Steve Smith in the IPL. I used to think of him as a bowler who could throw his bat around and it is always annoying when such a batsman hurts your team because you think he's clearly not good enough and flukes his way to runs. Smith used to hit a lot of unorthodox strokes, hitting the balls in unusual places and it annoyed the heck out of me when he did it against my team lol. I can't believe I ever thought of him like that when I think back now lol.

Just goes to show you you don't need to have the most orthodox technique in the world especially if you have the best ever hand eye coordination in world cricket. I think he's well on his way to being the best after Bradman if he maintains this seemingly never ending purple patch of form but like always you wonder how long he will manage to have this insane hand eye coordination.

In my almost 40 years on this earth it’s Lara, Tendulkar and Smith

 

[SHAKESPEARE]

I can make it to tea, still gives me 6 hours sleep

Working from home tomorrow. 6 hours should be enough if i set the alarm for 8:59

 

[The King!]

maybe wade should get 50 first heals

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Wade was extremely profilic early on in his career if I recall. Averaged 50 in his first few sheild seasons in what was probably a golden era of fast bowlers in Aust domestic cricket. He's also had big talent.

I suspect the pressure of Australian selection made him stop enjoying his cricket and his form suffered.

With his second stint he was picked at pretty much the lowest point of his FC form, so it was no surprise it carried over into Tests. His first Test stint looked OK with the bat, not top six material; but as putrid as putrid can be with the gloves.

 

[Lebbo73]

Do you still get reviews back every 80 overs?

Sent from my CPH1879 using Tapatalk

No

 

[StillAtLarge]

We want to take the game well into day 5

I know what we're doing. We're batting them out of the game. I'm just saying the poms won't score 150 regardless, it's hard to describe how utterly wrecked this pitch is. Add Lyon to the mix with a sprinkle of Pattinson, Cummins and Siddle and they're completely stuffed

 

[Ron The Bear]

Look at Nasser literally trying to plot Smiths demise. Throughs in the no Anderson excuse.
Salty campaigner of the highest order.

I want to hear him say the suspension was too lenient.

 

[DaRick]

Terrible review.

Great start to the session though.

And as for Steve Smith...wowee, it almost seems like he's gotten better!

 

[earlsta]

Been watching cricket for a while now and I dont think I've ever seen someone batting with such complete disdain. Smith is literally taking the piss and bored of this crap. He looks like the only way they could get him out is if he fell asleep from boredom mid bowling action.

I agree, you can even see the sadness on the bowlers faces as they bowl to him. They know they won’t be able to get him out on a dead pitch like this, it just won’t happen.

 

[Matera92]

Lul.

 

[SHAKESPEARE]

LOL Nutmegged Bairstow and he didn't even know

 

[The King!]

interesting way to get the 50

very good knock

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Hahahahaha shot lol

 

[Wolfs]

Yay Wade

 

[Woody15]

Well played Wade

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

And a 50 for Wade. Well done sir. Now keep going.

 

[Ron The Bear]

Do you get 9 if the ball hits the helmet and goes to the boundary? I guess you do.

 

[k31th]

Had to review it as they get their reviews back at 80 overs don't they?

nah, when the system changed to "you keep your review on umpire's call" (you used to lose them even if it was umpire's call) then they also took away the regaining of reviews upon the 80 over mark. Now you get 2 for your innings and that's it.

 

[Smeg Head]

Well played so far Wade, extremely important that someone else has hung around with Smith today.

 

[new breed]

Radio on sleep might be the way ......Smithy has put us in an okay position .
Wade playing every possible shot in an Ashes test ,!!

 

[Magma]

placement.

 

[OffTheBit]

Great come back Wade and you can't say it wasn't under pressure. Kick on