The Australian batting maestro is proud of his record at No.3, but will shift to make room for the return of Travis Head.
Steve Smith said he was “shocked” to be told he would be eased from No.3 to No.4 when Travis Head resumes at the top of the order for Australia, but would do what was best for the team as it builds into the second half of the World Cup.
One was a dip in form after a promising start to the tournament. Smith being Smith, he addressed this over hours in the nets. This is not the first time Smith has talked of his hands as if having a life independent of him. For a top-drawer batsman, hands are more like accomplices than body parts. Two lbws in a row were occupational hazards, he said. “It’s a way I’ve got out quite a lot throughout my career,” he said. “I’m kind of OK with it. In the last little bit, I felt like I wasn’t getting my hands out far enough.“Today I think you saw the way I got my hands out quite a fair way in front and I didn’t feel threatened at all. That comes from having my bat up higher and getting my hands back through the ball.
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