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Sharfuddaula’s Decision to Dismiss Smith Sparks Debate

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Sharfuddaula Smith dismissal

Sharfuddaula’s Decision to Dismiss Smith Sparks Debate Jamie Smith was batting in England’s second innings in the Perth Test today. Australia’s debutant pacer Brendan Doggett bowled the first ball outside the leg stump in the 28th over. Smith pulled. As soon as the ball was delivered to Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey, Carey appealed for an out. Australia took a review after on-field umpire Nitin Menon did not respond. The onus of deciding whether Smith, who had scored 15 runs, was out fell on Bangladesh’s Sharfuddaula Ibn Shaheed, who was in…

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“Australia Rely on One-Man Show as England Deliver Team-Oriented Masterclass”

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“Australia Rely on One-Man Show as England Deliver Team-Oriented Masterclass” ‘We have to crush them with speed’ – this was the mantra that England had been chanting for three years. What a brilliant implementation of that plan was seen in the twenty-two yards of Perth! What happened was, in a word, thrilling and thrilling. It is difficult to remember the last time that the Australian batsmen were seen so shaky and helpless in the first Ashes Test. England had collapsed while showing the aggression of the ‘buzzball’ philosophy with the…

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