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Re: Ashes 2019 - LP - 08-31-2019
Kudos to Smith, put the Ashes ahead of a worthless tour match.
I can't believe the hypocrisy of the commentary, claiming Smith has devalued cricket by leaving the field to get meaningful net practise. So Smith demeans the sport they claim.
But the ECB can organise a tour match full of spinners and mediocre part-time medium pacers for Smith to practise against pre-Archer or Broad.
The commentators and the ECB are the hypocrites.
Smith has put the Ashes and cricket in general well ahead of meaningless stats playing against a half-arsed tour match squad full of weekend warriors!
Re: Ashes 2019 - ElwoodBlues1 - 08-31-2019
(08-31-2019, 04:36 AM)LP link Wrote:Kudos to Smith, put the Ashes ahead of a worthless tour match.
I can't believe the hypocrisy of the commentary, claiming Smith has devalued cricket by leaving the field to get meaningful net practise. So Smith demeans the sport they claim.
But the ECB can organise a tour match full of spinners and mediocre part-time medium pacers for Smith to practise against pre-Archer.
The commentators and the ECB are the hypocrites.
Smith has put the Ashes and cricket in general well ahead of meaningless stats playing against a half-arsed tour match squad full of weekend warriors!
Smith reportedly lost 3-5 mill being out of cricket for his suspended period and its rumored he has demanded a truckload of money from the ACB if they want to make him captain again..
Re: Ashes 2019 - flyboy77 - 09-01-2019
No way should he ever be Captain.
And he wasn't even a good Captain imo (though better than Paine)
Re: Ashes 2019 - ElwoodBlues1 - 09-02-2019
Steve Smith might have lost 3-5 mill from cricket but a $100k investment in the Koala Mattress company has netted him 12 million, looks like he has been sleeping like a baby, who said cheats dont prosper.... 8)
Re: Ashes 2019 - sandsmere - 09-02-2019
(09-02-2019, 11:38 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:Steve Smith might have lost 3-5 mill from cricket but a $100k investment in the Koala Mattress company has netted him 12 million, looks like he has been sleeping like a baby, who said cheats dont prosper.... 8)
Well done Steve Smith.
Re: Ashes 2019 - flyboy77 - 09-02-2019
Thank God they've picked Starc.
Re: Ashes 2019 - capcom - 09-03-2019
... and dropped Khawaja. Far too many chances
Re: Ashes 2019 - flyboy77 - 09-03-2019
(09-03-2019, 01:34 AM)capcom link Wrote:... and dropped Khawaja. Far too many chances
Others should have gone before him. D. Warner for one.
Re: Ashes 2019 - laj - 09-03-2019
(09-03-2019, 01:49 AM)flyboy77 link Wrote:Others should have gone before him. D. Warner for one.
His 61 from from a total of 179 keeps him in this time.
Re: Ashes 2019 - flyboy77 - 09-03-2019
(09-03-2019, 01:53 AM)laj link Wrote:His 61 from from a total of 179 keeps him in this time.
Oh, I see that - just and admittedly I an no Warner fan.
They have all been terrible really, Smith aside.