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<blockquote data-quote="smartcooky" data-source="post: 613377" data-attributes="member: 20605"><p>Message to my namesake in the England team....</p><p></p><p></p><p>Alistair.... bat Ian Bell at first drop!!!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yep, I agree, especially the bit about Steve Smith. He is very definitely test quality. A test average of 35 with two 100's and five 50's is a good return from only 15 test matches.</p><p></p><p>In this match particularly, he came in when the score was about 143-5, when it looked like England were getting on top for the first time in the series. Smith turned it around with one of the best "pressure" tons you'll ever see. His team was under the pump, and he was under personal pressure to perform, but he saw Australia through to 338-9. It would be a mistake to underestimate how good this young player is. He was my MOTM for the Aussies this match thought imagine either Warner or Stokes would have got the nod from the Channel 9 commentary team.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smartcooky, post: 613377, member: 20605"] Message to my namesake in the England team.... Alistair.... bat Ian Bell at first drop!!! Yep, I agree, especially the bit about Steve Smith. He is very definitely test quality. A test average of 35 with two 100's and five 50's is a good return from only 15 test matches. In this match particularly, he came in when the score was about 143-5, when it looked like England were getting on top for the first time in the series. Smith turned it around with one of the best "pressure" tons you'll ever see. His team was under the pump, and he was under personal pressure to perform, but he saw Australia through to 338-9. It would be a mistake to underestimate how good this young player is. He was my MOTM for the Aussies this match thought imagine either Warner or Stokes would have got the nod from the Channel 9 commentary team. [/QUOTE]
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