Steve Smith as Captain

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I disagree, i used to think all the rest for young guys was over the top but we only have to look at the contrasting careers of cummins and patto to see what can go wrong if a skipper can unleash a super talented 21 year old without restrictions.

Greens bowling looks so much better than we thought at test level but he is still just a kid, the temptation to use him as our workhorse would be hard to resist for a skipper so some bowling limits for next few years seems reasonable.

Jofra Archer a recent example. One of the few English bowlers who isn't toothless overseas and Root bowled him into the ground, bowled around 45 overs in an innings in NZ a couple of years ago.

Likely to be out of action for another 6-months and if those problems continue he may be lost to Test Cricket.