Huh? Smith has 589 from his last 4 innings so would need 411 in next 6 to get 1000 in 10?Will Smith score 320 in his next 6 to get to 1000 runs in 10 innings? Well he get past Edrich's 1100 odd?
Yeah, my bad. Will he thoHuh? Smith has 589 from his last 4 innings so would need 411 in next 6 to get 1000 in 10?
Peak Chanderpaul, maybe, though his strike rate was in the 30/40s. Smith looks impervious but scores freely.I don't think I've ever watched a batsman who appeared less likely to go out. Ever.
Are you just making stuff up now? Smith does not have 680 runs in last 4 innings and I can find no record of Edrich scoring "1100 odd" in 10 test innings? Might as well just close the threadWill Smith score 320 in his next 6 to get to 1000 runs in 10 innings? Well he get past Edrich's 1100 odd?
Already admitted it was a mistake. I was half dead when I wrote the OP. I can recall reading that stat wrt Edrich with some certainty and I'll let someone who's good with stats correct me if I'm wrong.Yeah, my bad. Will he tho
When you watch Smith doing this, it makes you wonder what England must have thought of Bradman, who was even a level above this. Psychologically, it must have been a nightmare for them.Peak Chanderpaul, maybe, though his strike rate was in the 30/40s. Smith looks impervious but scores freely.
Excuses bodyline? Psychological distress is a decent excuseWhen you watch Smith doing this, it makes you wonder what England must have thought of Bradman, who was even a level above this. Psychologically, it must have been a nightmare for them.
Chappell claims that was because of burnout. Was a pathetic act whatever drove it.Excuses bodyline? Psychological distress is a decent excuse
I wonder if we can come up with something like that for underarm
Maybe Greg Chappell had a scary dream the previous night
Makes one wonder why they didn't try bodyline earlier.When you watch Smith doing this, it makes you wonder what England must have thought of Bradman, who was even a level above this. Psychologically, it must have been a nightmare for them.
Completely within his rights to do it. Well within the laws as they stood at that time. if he'd been born in Mumbai and wore a Harlequin cap or did a psych degree at Oxbridge, he'd have been lauded a genius for doing it.Chappell claims that was because of burnout. Was a pathetic act whatever drove it.
From 2014 onwards, Smith is averaging 75.64 in 51 tests, which is one away from the famous Bradman's 52-test benchmark/peak that Cricinfo used a while back.When you watch Smith doing this, it makes you wonder what England must have thought of Bradman, who was even a level above this. Psychologically, it must have been a nightmare for them.
If you take out Bradman's first test (18 ,9) after which he got dropped, and his last test where he got his famous duck due to a tear in his eye hiding the ball, he has a 50 test peak of 6967 runs at 103.99...a much more fitting averageFrom 2014 onwards, Smith is averaging 75.64 in 51 tests, which is one away from the famous Bradman's 52-test benchmark/peak that Cricinfo used a while back.
To think that Bradman was averaging almost another 25+ on top of what Smith has done in the last 5 years is pretty mad.
lmfao are we still running with that?If you take out Bradman's first test (18 ,9) after which he got dropped, and his last test where he got his famous duck due to a tear in his eye hiding the ball, he has a 50 test peak of 6967 runs at 103.99...a much more fitting average
Yeah, I think it was Arlott on commentary who started it at the time and it basically grew from there. Don't think Bradman ever said it at all.The tear in the eye story is bollocks isnt it