• Overton: ‘Conditions really didn’t suit running into bowl’
Steve Smith was seeing it like a beachball once more as a day of excellence from Australia’s premier batsman and strong winds scotched the notion of momentum in this Ashes series.
Smith will resume day two of the fourth Test unbeaten on 60 and the tourists 170 for three from 44 overs, showing little signs of the concussion that led to him sitting out England’s epic Headingley win. Having passed 50 for a record eighth Ashes innings in a row, the headache that is this gifted right-hander has returned for Joe Root’s side.
Written by Ali Martin at Old Trafford
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/sep/04/steve-smith-weathers-england-storm-australia-ashes-cricket under the title “Ashes: Overton says wind hit bowlers’ run-up rhythm and helped Smith weather storm”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
