Readers get creative as England struggle against the world’s No. 1 Test batsman
ESPNcricinfo staff15-Dec-2017Steven Smith began his innings so well at the WACA that former Australia captain Michael Clarke predicted a double hundred when Smith was still some way from his half-century. Our correspondent Melinda Farrell asked readers how they thought Smith could be dismissed. The answers had us in splits.
Trying to play a conventional stroke
— Nick Sculley (@sculls_6) 15 December 2017
Mitch Marsh hits a straight drive Anderson gets his hand out deviates to the stumps. MMarsh out next ball.
— Fake Mitch Johnson (@NotMitchJohnson) 15 December 2017
Distracted by a drinks waiter, he doesn’t notice his shoelaces are undone and trips over them, falling on his stumps.
— Peter Miller (@TheCricketGeek) 15 December 2017
Handled Ball, for 803. A gentleman’s end.
— James Edward Alder (@JamesEAlder) 15 December 2017
He’ll be given not out LBW, then ask to review it and be given out.
— Mat Perry (@matperrygolf) 15 December 2017
Umpiring howler with no reviews left. Its what everyone wants.
— Cricket Fantasy (@Cricket_Fantasy) 15 December 2017
Tries to go for a quick run, flattened by a low flying tiger moth piloted by Gary Pratt.
— Ian McFarland (@ianmac228) 15 December 2017
Red card for suggesting to Malan that the England collapse was his fault.
— Phil Makepeace (@SurreyPhil) 15 December 2017
Timed out may be during tomorrow's lunch break…. (Lock him in wash room may be) but by that time he would've scored his 150
— Raghu Nandan Rao AD (@NandanAdoni) 15 December 2017
Cats. Somehow it’s Cats.
— Dave Almighty #pleasebanNazis (@davealmighty10) 15 December 2017
He gets bored of batting, calls out Handscomb to take his stick away, scores a run a ball 73 off his thigh pad, takes off both pads, collects all 6 stumps, shakes everyone’s hand and walks home to Sydney from Perth.
— Ian Higgins (@1an_Higgins) 15 December 2017
Retired, Bored
— Robert (@Robert40078329) 15 December 2017