2017 Tour of India

[Sedat]

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Why has Maxwell only been given 2 overs in 170? And why hasn't Smith given himself a trundle? Cummins has been amazing but 34 overs is overworking him to say the least.

[lemmon]

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Smith doesn't rate the fifth bowler. Marsh was underused whenever he played as well. It's something that was always a sticking point with Ponting's captaincy, just a lack of creativity

[westdog54]

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Smith has lost control of the game. He should be bowling himself a few overs and have had a few from Maxwell.

I recall reading something about Smith having a back issue that was preventing him from bowling.

I could be wrong.

[GVGjr]

Re: 2017 Tour of India

I recall reading something about Smith having a back issue that was preventing him from bowling.

I could be wrong.

I think that is an ongoing issue with him however, he did practice his bowling a bit before the start of the game.

[lemmon]

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191 overs and Maxwell is into his fourth. Smith is going to ruin some bowlers with this kind of captaincy.

[bulldogtragic]

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Have to bat out a draw now. 18/1,010 in nearly 4 days is an indictment on the pitch.

[Sedat]

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Gee Kohli is a smart arse.

Sensstional delivery from Jadeja into the rough. Warner doesn't know how to defend on turning decks.

[Sedat]

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And an even better delivery from Jadeja to get rid of Lyon - 2/23 at stumps

[Twodogs]

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Why has Maxwell only been given 2 overs in 170? And why hasn't Smith given himself a trundle? Cummins has been amazing but 34 overs is overworking him to say the least.

Because he's a shit captain with no appreciation of the rhythms of the game. And I'm starting to suspect he's a lazy bastard that just can't be bothered with bowling.

This has all the hallmarks of the England series . India go massive putting pressure on the third dig .
Pitch doesn't seem to be doing anything

Wait until the Indian spinners start to make use of the rough outside the leg stump. Which is incidentally what Smith should have been doing a bit of himself today.

[bulldogtragic]

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Odds on batting out day 5?

[Topdog]

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Don't get me wrong I'm really happy that Maxwell got his hundred but if in 200 overs of play our "all-rounder" bowls 4 overs he is not being selected as an all-rounder. Smith can captain however the *!*!*!*! he wants to be honest but the captain and the selectors need to be on the same page.

[Bornadog]

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I recall reading something about Smith having a back issue that was preventing him from bowling.

I could be wrong.

He has had issues with his hip which has restricted him from bowling.

[Topdog]

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Yesterday a list of the top ten batsman in the world rankings was put up during the broadcast.. Smith was number one and Kohli number two. Warne pipes up and says despite the rankings, Kohli is the best batsman in the world. I think Smith made him eat his words.

They have the same amount of innings at the moment and Smith has made > 600 runs more than Kohli.

Kohli averages 44.61 outside of India, compared to Smith 56.23 outside of Australia.

[Ozza]

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Surprise, surprise....Warner has a poor tour overseas.

[Sedat]

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Kohli is a shit bloke and just as shit a captain. There are mountains of rough for Jadeja to wreak havoc with but he is wasting time with the quicks after lunch.

And he can't review properly either