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NCN is a real issue for the team.
On the one hand you obviously value that sort of striking at No.8. On the other hand, he's just a fairly vanilla, slapable bowler. Does nothing with the ball, predictable back of a length perfect hitting pace.
If he is to make that spot his he just has to provide more value with the ball.
Nonetheless a terrific innings last night.
And my god while there's all the carnage going on, Smith just looks completely at ease and in control.
With talk of another spinner coming in for the game against India will he replace NCM.OR should it be Stoinis.A tough decision for the selectors.
Ill give you that - his last 2 overs were very good.He actually bowled better at the death but just two out of the first 46 overs is unacceptable for a bloke picked because he can bowl, like marsh in the tests either back the bloke and bowl him or don't pick him.
What a horrible decision the Chris Gayle dismissal was.Spoilt a wonderful game of CwC ODI cricket.
Subdistrict 4s would be good punishment.Overall it was one of the worst umpiring displays I've ever seen, that LB they gave that was missing leg by a foot being the highlight along with the NB, neither umpire should be given another game and be banished to umpire women's cricket.
Yep the missed no ball not the lbw.The actual lbw was out and anybody who thinks it was unlucky is full of it, it looked dead live.
You might mean the missed no ball before it though which was very poor .
was still a dodgy innings from Gayle but people act like he was on fire, Starc got him to glove one which the keeper just missed he basically got clean bowled but the bail didn't come off and then he was nailed by Starc lbw.
He shows a bit of bias (it seems like most of them do these days) but he's rarely wrong. He certainly wasn't wrong about the standard of the umpiring. And that accent is smooooooooooth.Geez how salty was Holding all through that match.
Overrated commentator just because of his smooth accent.
The actual lbw was out and anybody who thinks it was unlucky is full of it, it looked dead live.
You might mean the missed no ball before it though which was very poor .
was still a dodgy innings from Gayle but people act like he was on fire, Starc got him to glove one which the keeper just missed he basically got clean bowled but the bail didn't come off and then he was nailed by Starc lbw.
Probably half. A bit silly if you ask me. That sort of amount was what the umpires call was brought in for.
What a horrible decision the Chris Gayle dismissal was.Spoilt a wonderful game of CwC ODI cricket.
Don't like Holding as a commentator. Too much of a cheerleader.
The bowled thing was lucky but no luckier than any batsman who has a ball go a mm past the outside edge which happens basically every innings. The lbw was acceptable though I was still a little surprised he gave it after such a massive misjudgement of the swing and leg stump the over before it.
The thing with the guy is, even when he’s scratchy he’s still doing damage, ie. the over against Cummins. He blasts 60 off 45 and it’s probably a long way back for Australia.
I think people would be surprised just how many no balls are uncalled now, they only told us about the Starc one because it was before a vital wicket but how many missed no balls which didn't get followed by a wicket have they missed so far?
Some umpires clearly don't watch at all anymore which is why when they check after wickets some will be a foot over some will be a foot behind the umps just don't watch it live.
It was pretty poor batting at times from both sides, I mean windies bowled very well early but four of the first five still basically gifted them their wickets.
Games like though just make Smith look even better just calm and clear headed while the other batsman panic over a few well directed short balls.
The previous ball Luke was a no ball.Front foot at least 300mm over the line.The lbw ball shood of been a free hit.It was hitting the stumps! How was that a howler? Would have sent leg stump cartwheeling
Someone needs to balance out the Aussie cheerleaders like Clarke and Slater, thankfully the biggest cheerleader in Healy is just restricted to the Ch9 studio.