How far can Smith go ?

[Cainozz]

Smith needs 486 runs from his next 7 innings @ 69.4 to beat Lara/Tendulkar/Sangakarra's record as the fastest ever (by innings) to 10,000 runs in tests.

He'll have a couple of opportunities to fill his boots over the next couple of tests.

 

[Cainozz]

Think this will be pretty close to the mark and in theory far better managed than the mass retirements of 2007-9 and 2015. And to add to this, it's likely one of Starc and Hazlewood will retire after the India series and the other after the Ashes.

I feel like Hazlewood has been travelling well of late. Last summer I really thought he was nearly done in test cricket but he’s been brilliant and doesn’t look to be dropping off. Ideally I’d like to see Morris or Johnson replace Starc as the next tear-away quick but while the big 3 are performing there’s no real reason to change other than testing them.

 

[Around the Wicket]

Smith will play Tests as long as form allows.

 

[Leeda]

Smith will play Tests as long as form allows.

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[Teen Wolf]

It would be strange to take on the opening role just for your last year or two. But hopefully that doesn't mean we get 6 years of lame duck stuff to finish things off a la Ponting.

	Innings​	Average​			Innings​	Average​
Year 1995​	2​	84​		Year 2010​	8​	23​
Year 1996​	8​	20​		Year 2011​	2​	72​
Year 1997​	11​	50​		Year 2013​	21​	37​
Year 1998​	14​	29​		Year 2014​	17​	82​
Year 1999​	17​	63​		Year 2015​	24​	74​
Year 2000​	7​	64​		Year 2016​	18​	72​
Year 2001​	24​	39​		Year 2017​	20​	77​
Year 2002​	16​	71​		Year 2018​	7​	32​
Year 2003​	18​	100​		Year 2019​	13​	74​
Year 2004​	19​	41​		Year 2020​	5​	18​
Year 2005​	28​	67​		Year 2021​	8​	54​
Year 2006​	18​	89​		Year 2022​	18​	58​
Year 2007​	6​	38​		Year 2023​	24​	42​
Year 2008​	25​	47​		Year 2024​	3​	27​
Year 2009​	23​	39​
Year 2010​	23​	37​
Year 2011​	13​	32​
Year 2012​	15​	43​

 

[Santana]

He won't go past the next Ashes series

 

[Belnakor]

He won't go past the next Ashes series

Getting the feeling unless his form is awesome he will retire. Doesn’t need the money.

 

[frankrizzo]

Getting the feeling unless his form is awesome he will retire. Doesn’t need the money.

yeah im betting on indian series being his last not ashes, if he struggles here and vs nz he wont limp to ashes he will just retire.

 

[big_e]

Getting the feeling unless his form is awesome he will retire. Doesn’t need the money.

He already doesn't need the money.

Just reckon he loves batting and would play until he's 90 if he could.

 

[cricketnut14]

Smith needs 486 runs from his next 7 innings @ 69.4 to beat Lara/Tendulkar/Sangakarra's record as the fastest ever (by innings) to 10,000 runs in tests.

He'll have a couple of opportunities to fill his boots over the next couple of tests.

great effort.

problem is in the last 2 tests smith has had scores of 4* and 11* which constitute as an innings, although incomplete.

a more accurate comparison would be by completed innings/average.

either way - he is up their with some greats of the game.

 

[Kensy006]

He already doesn't need the money.

Just reckon he loves batting and would play until he's 90 if he could.

I agree. I think his ego is also very big. He wants records.


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[revo333]

This has potential to get ugly fairly quickly for him opening the batting.

The Australian sports media has a very weird obsession with wanting to see our best sports people fail.