Classy Smith fits like a glove

By Jo Harman

In a single shot, Jamie Smith demonstrated why the England selectors have wanted to get him into the Test team at the earliest opportunity. Looking for quick runs while batting with the tail, the debutant latched on to a shortish delivery from Jayden Seales and deposited the fast bowler over the Tavern Stand and out of the ground.
It was brutally clinical; a shot of supreme confidence and perfectly in keeping with the style of cricket that Ben Stokes expects of his team. Three overs earlier Smith had played a similar stroke to Shamar Joseph, collecting his first six in Test cr...

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