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Steve Smith's Hundred

 
CricketLuva4 2017-02-25 09:21:15 

One of the great ones....

 
doosra 2017-02-25 09:24:04 

In reply to CricketLuva4

Devin seh he get drop 3 times big grin

 
CricketLuva4 2017-02-25 09:27:01 

In reply to doosra

Sorry, I couldn't find that anywhere on the scorecard. cool

 
doosra 2017-02-25 09:28:50 

In reply to CricketLuva4

btw
both smith and root runs in India,

 
doosra 2017-02-25 09:29:57 

Kane needs to take his average up on his next visit

 
CricketLuva4 2017-02-25 09:37:33 

In reply to doosra

Yep, he has 1 on debut, and made a pretty good 75 in October. I expect him to do it. He has good hundreds in the UAE and SL.

 
jacksparrow 2017-02-25 09:42:18 

Smith is not easy on the eyes and more fidgety than Shiv but puts the runs up!

 
doosra 2017-02-25 09:44:33 

In reply to jacksparrow

yea he shuffles quite a bit...2 of those drops were shuffles that got big on him

he still gets it done

 
CricketLuva4 2017-02-25 09:53:29 

In reply to doosra

Have you seen a better innings on a minefield?

I remember Shiv played a good one in England in 07, we nearly chased down a 4th innings total.

 
Narper 2017-02-25 09:54:00 

In reply to CricketLuva4

Smith is a great one.

 
doosra 2017-02-25 09:57:52 

In reply to CricketLuva4

not personally, no big grin

 
robbo 2017-02-25 10:59:41 

In reply to CricketLuva4

He played very well but was very very lucky !

He cashed in on his luck.... for that he deserves a lot of credit.

 
CricketLuva4 2017-02-25 11:55:31 

In reply to robbo

I don't think anyone could make a chanceless hundred on that pitch.

 
Oilah 2017-02-25 12:54:46 

catches win matches and luck is part of the game. Considering what happened in the match Smith's innings will go down as one of his best.

 
Khaga 2017-02-25 13:08:01 

In reply to Oilah

Yawwwnn..your post didn't say anything..


Considering what happened in the match Smith's innings will go down as one of his best.


If it were Viv or Sobers, you would be wanking off all over the board..

 
Oilah 2017-02-25 14:04:54 

In reply to Khaga

Desiderata

 
runout 2017-02-25 14:25:20 

Smith is a bad mon

 
robbo 2017-02-25 15:09:17 

In reply to Oilah

Just adding context.... anyone that is dropped 3 times before he reaches 35 can consider himself exceptionally lucky... he still played well though.

 
Devin 2017-02-25 15:14:21 

In reply to robbo

I didn't watch, but is that right, he was dropped three times before 35?

India really had their heads up their own asses.

 
robbo 2017-02-25 15:19:31 

In reply to Devin

Something like that... certainly before he reached 50... I'm sure he was dropped twice before he reached 30... to score a hundred on that pitch takes some doing but I can never consider any innings in which a batsmen is dropped up to 3 times early on his innings regardless of the pitch a great one.

 
Devin 2017-02-25 15:21:39 

In reply to doosra

I may kiss Kohli's ass on this MB, but how does it feel to kiss white man and black man's ass for a living?

You should try growing a pair of balls, you may enjoy it.

 
robbo 2017-02-25 15:22:28 

Smith is an enigma to me.... you can't deny his stats are exceptional but how on earth does he score all those runs with that technique ?

 
Devin 2017-02-25 15:23:12 

In reply to robbo

Mitchell Starc scored 100 runs for the match, his contributions were the winning ones, as far as batting goes.

India didn't even get close to Australia's first innings total, even after batting twice.

 
Devin 2017-02-25 15:24:16 

In reply to robbo

He will be sorted out eventually. But with the start he's had, he may not fall too far.

 
robbo 2017-02-25 15:26:27 

In reply to Devin

Yep good point... Starc employed the long handle ....I watched most of it and Indias batting was 'horrible '.......I still think India will win the series though.... I can't see this happening again.

 
Devin 2017-02-25 15:33:40 

In reply to robbo

I don't think they've seen much of O'Keefe, so we'll see how they go from here.

It was a much needed kick in the teeth. They'll learn not to buy the hype.

 
Oilah 2017-02-25 16:02:31 

In reply to robbo

Smith is an enigma to me.... you can't deny his stats are exceptional but how on earth does he score all those runs with that technique ?


Technique is not that critical when you are young and blessed with great hand eye coordination and reflexes. When age starts to take its toll that is when a good technique will be very valuable. What you have to look at is his technique when he is defending if that is sound then the extravagance of his attacking shots will not matter. He definitely looks a bit strange but I have not studied his defensive technique.

 
robbo 2017-02-25 16:32:25 

In reply to Oilah

Yeah he is certainly not the only player who has excelled with a less than perfect technique....the only time that I have seen him look distinctly ordinary was during those two Ashes tests in England on green seamers.... like all the Oz batsmen he looked absolutely clueless....a moving ball caused him real problems... it's just that his stats are extraordinary.... the guy averages 60 after 50 tests !.

 
Oilah 2017-02-25 16:47:42 

In reply to robbo

Cyan argue against dem numbers

 
doosra 2017-02-25 17:31:28 

In reply to Devin

I may kiss Kohli's ass on this MB, but how does it feel to kiss white man and black man's ass for a living?


oh u feelings hurt?


is fake u did fake like dem bajans?

and the white people yuh wukkin for in to?
big grin

 
Scar 2017-02-25 21:26:38 

In reply to robbo

Its not the first time in cricket that a natsman has been dropped more than twice. Ravi Bopar was dropped 4 times in making a ton vs Windies and they still called it a very good innings because he saved the Pommies with attacking 6s and 4s.