Jofra Archer speaks out on the moment he floored Steve Smith
Jofra Archer has responded after he floored Steve Smith with a sickening blow to the neck from a devastatingly quick bouncer.
Jofra Archer has broken his silence on the sickening blow that floored Steve Smith during the English fast bowler’s fiery spell on day four of the second Test at Lord’s.
The debutant’s enthralling battle with Smith was the most captivating action of the Test as Archer peppered him with a barrage of short balls sent down at serious pace.
Everyone at Lord’s was locked in to the fascinating battle and Archer landed the first major blow by smashing Smith’s left forearm with a short ball, prompting fears it may have been broken before an X-Ray cleared the former Aussie skipper of any damage.
But that was only the beginning as Archer cranked things up another gear, hitting Smith flush on the neck with another searingly quick bumper that Australia’s best batsman was unable to avoid.
Jofra Archer has broken his silence on the sickening blow that floored Steve Smith during the English fast bowler’s fiery spell on day four of the second Test at Lord’s.
The debutant’s enthralling battle with Smith was the most captivating action of the Test as Archer peppered him with a barrage of short balls sent down at serious pace.
Everyone at Lord’s was locked in to the fascinating battle and Archer landed the first major blow by smashing Smith’s left forearm with a short ball, prompting fears it may have been broken before an X-Ray cleared the former Aussie skipper of any damage.
But that was only the beginning as Archer cranked things up another gear, hitting Smith flush on the neck with another searingly quick bumper that Australia’s best batsman was unable to avoid.
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