Watch out for Jamie Smith

[maniac]

A+++ premium type talent.

[Chaos]

Orai u jinxed it. Neeyabba i wanted them to score 200 so southies can make a feast

[Ultimate_Game]

Ek aur ka career khatam kar diya maniac ne 

 

@maniac, as long as you stick to foreign players, you're doing a huge service to Indian cricket 

[maniac]

Eye test A+ for Jamie Smith and A++ to the eye test talent spotter 

[BacktoCricaddict]

7 minutes ago, maniac said:

Eye test A+ for Jamie Smith and A++ to the eye test talent spotter 

But why against us? Bledy felos can do whatever they want against other teams, who cares. But always their talent, spotted by you, shines mainly against India :-(

[maniac]

@Ultimate_Game bro, you were saying

[Gollum]

This is a golden era for keepers. Jamie Smith is going to be England's greatest ever at this role.....Prior was damn good in the Strauss era, but this guy is a different beast, did well even against Pooks on rank turners. 

 

Him vs Aussie quartet with older ball in Ashes will be interesting. Probably series defining. 

[Trichromatic]

24 minutes ago, Gollum said:

This is a golden era for keepers. Jamie Smith is going to be England's greatest ever at this role.....Prior was damn good in the Strauss era, but this guy is a different beast, did well even against Pooks on rank turners. 

 

Him vs Aussie quartet with older ball in Ashes will be interesting. Probably series defining. 

 

Watched his batting, hardly seems to be taking lot of risks even when striking at 120 in tests.

[Nikhil_cric]

Great FTB. Most English batsmen are.  

 

Jury is still out on whether he has the skill for tougher pitches

[Throwaib_Chuckter]

Aussie, NZ and SAF non Patta/Flat Track condition tests pending.

[maniac]

On 7/5/2025 at 2:21 AM, Trichromatic said:

 

Watched his batting, hardly seems to be taking lot of risks even when striking at 120 in tests.

Good eye test  yes he reeks talent. I rate him above Brook. He can be the next Joe Root for them. He will take forward the Cook, Root legacy forward.

[Ace]

Jamie Smith A FTB....lol

I think FTB was the ONE who always Chickened OUT on SENA Tours.....lol 

Had More Excuses then i did during my School days.... and believe me i can write a Book about Excuses i had Back then.

But THE CLASSIC ONE was.... 

Telling Dale stayn " I will see you Once you come to INDIA and Bowl " 

After Missing his Thunderbolts for Millionth Time.

 

[crictime]

The catch to dismiss Shubman Gill, standing up to Chris Woakes was excellent.

[vvvslaxman]

As good as he is he may be trapped by Australia on those big grounds

[Lone Wolf]

15 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

As good as he is he may be trapped by Australia on those big grounds

Powerful player I suppose he would be very impactful in Australia.

Adelaide has short square boundary and then Sydney isn't that huge too.

Except Perth and MCG all are normal sized grounds.

[vvvslaxman]

15 minutes ago, Lone Wolf said:

Powerful player I suppose he would be very impactful in Australia.

Adelaide has short square boundary and then Sydney isn't that huge too.

Except Perth and MCG all are normal sized grounds.

There will be some tactics revolving around short ball as pulls compulsively. Also he has this low base which can be tricky when the ball is moving a high pace. Metronomic bowlers like Boland, Hazlewood can easily exploit

[Frustrated]

It is quite easy to boost your bat avg while playing on home pitches against a mediocre bowling lineup. Only time will tell how premium he turns out to be.     In the recently held CT, he never lasted more than 10 balls in any of the matches despite having lot of overs left (and despite the flat pattas).  Eng won 0 out of 3 matches in CT.   

Edited July 12, 2025 by Frustrated

[Number]

Conditions so far in this series have been very batting friendly. Aussies will not give these guys even a single batting friendly surface.

[prudent_kreeda]

On 7/10/2025 at 8:13 AM, maniac said:

Good eye test  yes he reeks talent. I rate him above Brook. He can be the next Joe Root for them. He will take forward the Cook, Root legacy forward.

Yes looks a real good bet for long term. In swinging conditions every one gets out early and team scores below 200. It does not just apply to J.Smith alone.

Definitely not a bazball hack. 

Edited July 13, 2025 by prudent_kreeda

[Lord]

Need to see how he does well v spin in Asia.