Ashes 2019

Hooroo

Steve Smith! How good! How Good???

I really like watching him bat!

Snowy

@Hooroo Like watching a spastic with tourettes, but somehow he makes it work. Quite compelling viewing.

Hooroo

@Snowy said in Ashes 2019:

@Hooroo Like watching a spastic with tourettes, but somehow he makes it work. Quite compelling viewing.

That's why I like it because he is so unorthodox. It throws everything out the window

KiwiPie

Total Innings over 50 in the series so far - 20 from 89 starts (top 7 batsmen only).
Total for Smith and Labuschagne - 8 from 8.

For England's top 7, only Stokes and Burns average above 30, Roy and Buttler are under 10.

Rapido

Labuschagne is totally the real deal.

Goddamit, was hoping for sketchy aussie batting fir our tour their this summer.

NTA

@Snowy said in Ashes 2019:

@Hooroo Like watching a ~~spastic with tourettes, but somehow~~ Jedi Master pull moves I can't understand.

Fixed.

NTA

After that start, 170 in a rain-interrupted day with our best bat still at the crease is a good result.

But I'm getting sick of saying "after that start", really. Warner needs to learn to shoulder arms properly, or change up his stance to Broad.

mariner4life

@NTA said in Ashes 2019:

After that start, 170 in a rain-interrupted day with our best bat still at the crease is a good result.

But I'm getting sick of saying "after that start", really. Warner needs to learn to shoulder arms properly, or change up his stance to Broad.

"that's the way he plays" "natural game" etc

don't worry, he'll get back to Australia in the summer and hit through the line with impunity, and all will be well. You'll be watching Toyota ads again and celebrating with the rest of the bogans.

NTA

@mariner4life said in Ashes 2019:

don't worry, he'll get back to Australia in the summer and hit through the line with impunity, and all will be well. You'll be watching Toyota ads again and celebrating with the rest of the bogans.

It is the angles and decision making that are fucking him - Broad is well inside his head and he's half a second too slow to counter it.

NTA

Umpires call I reckon

NTA

Yay me.

Head not using his fucking feet. Dick.

mariner4life

I always wondered what happened to Travis Cloke. Turns out he's bowling 2nd change for England

NTA

Wade threw that away

NTA

Another ton for Smith. Has played about 8 or 9 cross bat shots to balls that would otherwise cannon into his pad in front of middle.

Archer being saved for the new ball, but besides a short burst this morning hasn't looked near as good as Broad.

Billy Webb

@NTA said in Ashes 2019:

Another ton for Smith. Has played about 8 or 9 cross bat shots to balls that would otherwise cannon into his pad in front of middle.

He is just at a completely different level to the rest of the Aussie batsmen right now.
Marnus Labuschagne would be earning lots of praise for his performances - except they pale next to those of Smith.

NTA

I feel sorry for junior batting coaches everywhere

mofitzy_

Double century for Smith.

MiketheSnow

@mofitzy_ said in Ashes 2019:

Double century for Smith.

Superb

KiwiPie

Made 100 more than he would have done if Leach hadn't overstepped. He may have helped save the Ashes in the last game only to lose them in the next ....

Snowy

@NTA said in Ashes 2019:

I feel sorry for junior batting coaches everywhere

I thought exactly that as well. Can hear the conversation now:
"try and stay still"
"but Steve Smith does it"
"yes, but that is Steve F'ing Smith you unco little twat"

Actually might be best that I stay away from coaching.

The Silver Fern

Ashes 2019