• Tour match day two: Derbyshire 172 & 53-3; Australians 338-5 dec
• Smith out for 23 after lasting 40 minutes at the crease
One would have thought that Steve Smith, 13 days since his last competitive hit, would be bursting to bat. One would have thought that after waiting all morning for Marcus Harris, Usman Khawaja and Mitchell Marsh to go first, Smith would have come to the crease after lunch determined to stay for hours.
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Written by Geoff Lemon at The 3aaa County Ground, Derby
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/aug/30/steve-smith-australia-the-ashes-cricket-derbyshire under the title “Steve Smith cuts a distracted figure on his return for Australians”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
