Australia without Smith - A very average team!

[AmreekanDesi]

Even with Starc and Hazelwood (admittedly quality bowlers) this Aussie team would be bang average without Smith

 

has any ONE player raised the level of a team so much single handedly in recent years?

[Cricketics]

He does make Aussies look better. I do like Handscomb and believe he is quality player but Smith alone is carrying this  batting line up most of the time in major series and othernplayers chip in every now and then.

 

 

[Vilander]

Same with all pak teams with all players they ever had playing.

[Cricketics]

23 minutes ago, Shaz1 said:

Same with India without Kohli

Rahane has been our better performer overseas than Kohli in places like England. Pujara has chipped in india more along with scoring in countries like South Africa.  India is one of the only lines up along with South Africa where lot of players chip in and score runs, and no wonder these both sides are always leading the test rankings.

 

 

[Laaloo]

21 hours ago, Shaz1 said:

Same with India without Kohli

That's only for T20s. For Odis, we have had other players step up. And tests too although Kohli has played some exceptional innings in recent times.

[chewy]

It's possible for Smith in Australia because he got Starc and Hazelwood at his disposal, with good spinner in Lyon, and now Cummins performing, getting to 300 in Tests will always be competitive for them in Aus.

 

 

[rtmohanlal]

Not really ...Smith started his career when Ponting,Hussey,Clarke,Mitchell Johnson etc were playing.Ryan Harris,Lyon,Warner,Starc,Hazle wood,Cummins,Katich,Haddin,Siddle,Watson,Voges  all were/are    good/very good/great players who gave/give  company to Smith.

The Aussie team might not be the atg team of the 1995-2007 period.But yet they always keep up a minimum standard.

[Shunya]

Similar to what people used to say about Sachin in 90s. One man show. This has to be worst Aussie team ever. He is single handedly performing in all crucial games everywhere.

[Vijy]

Smith has Warner, Khawaja and Handscomb (and the recently retired "Bradman" Voges) at home. Abroad, esp. in Asia, he is pretty much the only quality batsman that they have.

[vvvslaxman]

On 11/25/2017 at 3:52 PM, Shaz1 said:

Same with India without Kohli

Ahem. Ashwin has won 7 man of the series awards. Highest by an Indian in history.

[Vijy]

12 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

Ahem. Ashwin has won 7 man of the series awards. Highest by an Indian in history.

On SC, Ashwin is the most influential Indian cricketer of his time.

[waga]

Batting lineup

Starc, Cummings, Hazelwood, Lyon still the best bowling attack in the world

[SK_IH]

On 11/26/2017 at 3:22 AM, Shaz1 said:

Same with India without Kohli

same with Pakistan without.......oh wait Pakistan are **** anyways 

[Gollum]

I don't think so, just look at their bowling resources: Starc, Cummins, Hazlewood, Pattinson, Bird, Lyon. Other teams would die to have such kind of bowlers.

[AmreekanDesi]

On 27 November 2017 at 12:05 PM, Gollum said:

I don't think so, just look at their bowling resources: Starc, Cummins, Hazlewood, Pattinson, Bird, Lyon. Other teams would die to have such kind of bowlers.

They can prolly have one or 2 of them injured and still be good.

 

but smith gets injured and they are a mediocre lot 

[Vijy]

this thread deserves a bump.

[Vijy]

39 minutes ago, BeardedAladdin said:

They're average even WITH Smith in the team. Without Smith, i don't think they beat too many teams other than WI or maybe NZ.

 

 

NZ is quite strong. SL and Pak are weaker than NZ.

[The Dark Horse]

4 hours ago, Vijy said:

this thread deserves a bump.

So Aus is average..which means Eng, NZ, WI, Pak, SL are all below average.

 

If India loses in SA, it must be also called average, no?

[adi B]

Smith is Australia's messi