Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod]
Don Bradman never played ODI or T-20 format too so its okay for any Aussie fan to compare Smith and Bradman as both are good in Test format.
A player who averages freaking 99.6 and played without any body protection or helmet when beamers were allowed and body line bowling was used to target the batsman's head when there were no helmets and the grounds were not small like today, to compare these two generation of players is not fair.Don Bradman scored triple century in a day which is a feat no strikers with T20 hitting caliber will not achieve
.Nope, i completely agree on this argument, I had fair amount of suspicion on one bowler -- Mitchell starc-- He lost his reverse swing ability for 1 full year after this saga.
For the ball to reverse swing you need the ball to be rough on one side and shinny on the other and with the new rules of two new balls in ODI took away the reverse swing, Mitchell starc did not play many Test either during those period if i remember correctly.