5th Test Australia vs England @ Hobart 14-18 Jan 2022

[Eelectrica]

Terrible plan, where the dictating terms in all that?

Indeed. Declare now. Ball is doing plenty.

 

[jargan83]

Indeed. Declare now. Ball is doing plenty.

Use the power surge than declare.

Knowing our luck they'll all get out to unthreatening Mark Wood half trackers anyway.

 

[hineyrulz]

An underdone, mediocre English side has let a very, very limited aussie side paper over the cracks this summer. The away tours will be a live-streamed annihilation.

A pay per view bukkake.

 

[Hutty1986]

Terrible plan, where the dictating terms in all that?

No proactivity, levers or rampage

 

[Hutty1986]

A pay per view bukkake.

Come again?

 

[Eelectrica]

Use the power surge than declare.

Knowing our luck they'll all get out to unthreatening Mark Wood half trackers anyway.

Blast for a couple of overs. When we lose 2 more wickets take our 2/20 which means we're well over 200 and game as good as won

 

[hineyrulz]

Come again?

 

[pantherz9103]

Horrible batting from us this innings it’s like we’ve never faced short pitched bowling before. Wood isn’t that great.

 

[TheParraboy]

Steve Smith (since his epic 2019 overseas ashes series)

14 tests (all at home)
811 runs
23 innings
1 not out
Ave 36.86

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[mave]

Don’t know what everyone is worrying about we’ve already got enough runs.

I'm not worried, I just want enough cricket to get me through before I fall asleep drunk later this evening.

 

[Raiders_Premiers]

I don't think you can seriously say Smith is on the wane or that anyone has Smith worked out. Not even Smith, and that's the problem.

He's so laser focused on nothing in life but cricket that he starts hearing "Smith has a weakness against leg theory" or whatever and he manifests it.

Realistically he got out a few times against Wagner who literally bowls nothing but short shit, has played a handful of Tests since, not scored runs the way he expects and looks like he's gotten well inside his own head, based on the amped up weirdness

I think the ability for teams to bowl to specific plans that choke the runs out of him has the ability to wear him down mentally. There seems to be less of a release valve now. What used to happen was that teams would bowl leg theory, but he was able to get out of it with runs, which would naturally change the opposition's inclination.

Now their plans have become more targeted and disciplined, he's not scoring as much and subsequently getting himself into a quagmire.

Checking out his strike rate: Debut to end 2019: 56
2020 to now: 47

Sizeable drop.

 

[Raiders_Premiers]

That was once in a lifetime stuff from Stokes. His mind is already on the plane ride home and assaulting unsuspecting members of the public.

Terrible plan, where the dictating terms in all that?

Lol.

 

[Eelectrica]

Lord Woakes on. Now we're screwed

 

[Bazal]

Steve Smith (since his epic 2019 overseas ashes series)

14 tests (all at home)
811 runs
23 innings
1 not out
Ave 36.86

He's played 9 tests in 24 months thanks to pandemic. And I don't think he's had any first class games?

That's the most telling stat, I'd say.

Everyone's whinging about these merkins but they've destroyed England having played no more than 5 tests in the previous year....

 

[Bazal]

I think the ability for teams to bowl to specific plans that choke the runs out of him has the ability to wear him down mentally. There seems to be less of a release valve now. What used to happen was that teams would bowl leg theory, but he was able to get out of it with runs, which would naturally change the opposition's inclination.

Now their plans have become more targeted and disciplined, he's not scoring as much and subsequently getting himself into a quagmire.

Checking out his strike rate: Debut to end 2019: 56
2020 to now: 47

Sizeable drop.

Sure but again, 9 Tests in 24 months doesn't exactly give him much time to work back into form either.

 

[hineyrulz]

Steve Smith (since his epic 2019 overseas ashes series)

14 tests (all at home)
811 runs
23 innings
1 not out
Ave 36.86

Steven Smith batting bowling stats, averages and cricket statistics, 2024

Find out the complete career history of Steven Smith including highest scores, centuries, half centuries, wickets and more

www.espncricinfo.com

He’s cooked, he f**ked with his technique all off season. He should go back with what worked in the past and just stick with it.

 

[Bazal]

Pair of really excellent Quiney's here

 

[hineyrulz]

Couple of nice shots by Carey, no surprise to see Sir Lord Chris Woakes be the one to release the pressure.

 

[Raiders_Premiers]

Sure but again, 9 Tests in 24 months doesn't exactly give him much time to work back into form either.

How many Tests did he play before the 2019 Ashes?

 

[Bazal]

How many Tests did he play before the 2019 Ashes?

Yeah I'm not sure the mental side of things is quite the same there tbh...