Lord’s was set to say farewell to James Anderson, in his 188th Test, but again it just provided a platform for the next generation of Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum’s side to showcase their talents. Smith was brought into the side to fulfil the role of wicketkeeper-batter, a role in which Bazball had not yet been able to find their ideal solution.
There were no issues of note with Smith’s keeping, despite him being second-choice at Surrey, and when he came to the crease he looked at home. It did not start off as the free-flowing attacking style that his highlights package would suggest, but it was effective, and he finished with 70 runs.
England’s batting was tidy and effective without being exceptional, and they consolidated their lead, scoring 371 runs, with Harry Brook, Joe Root, Zak Crawley and Ollie Pope also bringing up half centuries of their own while no one was able to make triple figures.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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