2nd Test: New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch on Feb 20-24, 2016

[Pete Cash]

The problem with bowling with such an obvious plan to the Smiths and De Villiers of this world. The real freaks of playing an unorthodox shot is they might just be able to take advantage of the field. Im only following on cricinfo but if the overhead smash smith just played was like the shot he played in melbourne it was a shot Bradman played to handle bodyline too

 

[Hutty1986]

The problem with bowling with such an obvious plan to the Smiths and De Villiers of this world. The real freaks of playing an unorthodox shot is they might just be able to take advantage of the field. Im only following on cricinfo but if the overhead smash smith just played was like the shot he played in melbourne it was a shot Bradman played to handle bodyline too

Wagner to Smith, FOUR, that is an incredible shot. You won't see many of these ones in your whole liftime of cricket watching. Smith has made room, gets a head-high bouncer, and it comes down almost vertically with a straight face, and sends it through mid-off for four. Try imagining that shot

:lol: He is just a freak

 

[Bazal]

Surely this match puts an end to any Bancroft for Burns talk for a while at least. Yeah he got out there trying to take advantage of the extra time Smith took, but he's been excellent

 

[mave]

Dissapointing for Burns.
Should have told Smith to fk off and just kept doing what he was doing.

 

[The Charlatan]

Ooooooooohhhhhhhhhh Joey we're not angry anymore...

Good dig lad.

 

[Hutty1986]

I'd say that was Burnsy's best knock but that first innings ton was excellent too

 

[mave]

Smith playing for lunch now....

 

[blaza88z]

Sportsbet paid out on McCullum's slog session at man of the match already didn't they?

 

[chigurh]

Where's Mark Craig when you need him?

 

[Pete Cash]

Smith playing for lunch now....

I think the plan he pitched to Burns must have been "hey burns mate lets just swing like maniacs but if one of us gets out we will just bat out to lunch."

 

[Pete Cash]

Here is a gif of that overhead smash shot that Smith played. As a kid I used to wonder how Bradman managed to do it in bodyline

http://gfycat.com/DiscreteFreeLadybird

 

[Hutty1986]

That reminds me of a right-handed version of a shot Gilly made to get to a ton back in 2002.. might have been at the SCG

 

[Pete Cash]

Its a relatively safe shot to play if the batsman is good enough to play it. Especially if the on side is stacked.

 

[Bgoodorgoodatit]

what's the likely not out going to do for the Don's average?

 

[Twatface Magee]

Lol at taking Lunch with 15 runs to get.
By the time Lunch is over the match would have been done if they kept playing.

 

[ANTiLAG]

Here is a gif of that overhead smash shot that Smith played. As a kid I used to wonder how Bradman managed to do it in bodyline

http://gfycat.com/DiscreteFreeLadybird

Smithy played it against the Windies this summer chasing declaration runs after Bmac went mental doing it against Sri Lanka.

I expect it to be a common T20 shot soon.

"McSmash" or "McVolley".

Didn't work well for Bradman or McCullum really in tests, but Im sure it will be the big new thing in T20.

 

[Pete Cash]

It worked ok for Bradman he still averaged over 50 in a series with such a never used before tactic. I dont necessarily think that its a shot that should be busted out every test but Smith is pretty good at playing it and if bowlers want to try and bomb him with bouncers with a stacked on side why not ?

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Ooooooooohhhhhhhhhh Joey we're not angry anymore...

Good dig lad.

Let the blood-letting commence.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

That Smith shot really did say "f**k off, you've got nothing."

 

[_snafu_]

Here is a gif of that overhead smash shot that Smith played. As a kid I used to wonder how Bradman managed to do it in bodyline

http://gfycat.com/DiscreteFreeLadybird

If Chris Tavare was dead, he'd be turning in his grave.