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Australian Domestic Season 2018/19
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Burgey
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Skull has him inked in as Australia's next top order talent, health concerns permitting.
He was asked about Renshaw and someone else today, who I can't recall. He said Renshaw has a stiff front leg and insists on playing around it, and the other fella has a back lift which comes from the North Pole. He basically said we need an opener who has Paine's forward defensive press, which he reckons (correctly imo) is the best going around in the Australian side by a mile. Shame the **** can't play a pull shot atm.
Edit: the other bloke was Burns
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GoodAreasShane
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Considering how slow a fully fit Milenko bowls, I can barely even imagine him even be able to make the length of the pitch with a crocked shoulder
Burgey
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My grandmother has a better technique than Handscomb and she died in 2014. In fact, I think it was seeing him bat that finally caused her death.
Burgey
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Smith has a great technique, it;s just his trigger movements are exaggerated. At point of delivery he's in line and his head is still. He scores off both feet and all around the wicket, plays the horizontal bat shots from up to down and has a rock solid defensive press. I know I've banged on about that before, but it's true.
https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2018...lWC9YIfKqrStJECXGGveisizkI1i79okPsCjG_whTJYxA
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With the obligatory 2018 "...if true" caveat.
How good is this?
With the obligatory 2018 "...if true" caveat.
SeamUp
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Burgey is right
9/10 times, Smith is technically perfect at point of contact
Everything’s in line, head is still, eyes are square, full face of bat and perfect balance
Playing a ball through square leg from off stump carries less risk for him than a defensive shot for some of our other players
9/10 times, Smith is technically perfect at point of contact
Everything’s in line, head is still, eyes are square, full face of bat and perfect balance
Playing a ball through square leg from off stump carries less risk for him than a defensive shot for some of our other players
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Top_Cat
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Smith has a nightmare of a technique for a bowler. Gets power on just about every shot whether expansive or tight to the body, has huge scoring arcs for every ball so no reliable way to shut him up and is patient. Just awful.
One example for me of the awfulness is how much power he gets on his cover drive despite not really leaning into the shot like us mortals need to. Throw it up there and he has that extra split second to wait and see if he can cover the movement. Bring it back to try to draw the nick to 3nd and the **** is already back and waiting to slice you through or ****ing over point for 4 or 6. Try to bring it back in for the shout and he can make that decision to move offside late to whip you through anywhere from mid-on to backward square. He's playing with cheat codes, it's just unfair.
One example for me of the awfulness is how much power he gets on his cover drive despite not really leaning into the shot like us mortals need to. Throw it up there and he has that extra split second to wait and see if he can cover the movement. Bring it back to try to draw the nick to 3nd and the **** is already back and waiting to slice you through or ****ing over point for 4 or 6. Try to bring it back in for the shout and he can make that decision to move offside late to whip you through anywhere from mid-on to backward square. He's playing with cheat codes, it's just unfair.
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the big bambino
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Jerk. When he did that little jig Stoinis should’ve said: Careful; you might miss another season.
mr_mister
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Aren't you in your 50s? Bloody old grandmother she must have been
SeamUp
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I wonder if Will Pucovski didn't have his issue or if there were more FC games before the Sri Lanka series that he could have pressed his claims more.I just realised that the shield is over for the year.
Watched some footage and he does look quite good on back-foot drive/cut ,straight-drive and pull (despite his history). With his pedigree for runs and more runs there may have been a chance of debut this summer. I don't think it is that crazy.
