A tale of two Smiths offers wildly differing accounts of Australian side
Former SA cricket captain Graeme Smith says current Australian captain Steve Smith ‘looks a bit lost’ at the moment
Hobart — Australian captain Steve Smith has hit back at Graeme Smith’s comments about his leadership. On Wednesday‚ at the function in Sydney where he was made an honouree of the Bradman Foundation‚ the former South African captain voiced opinions critical of Australian cricket in several aspects — among them Steve Smith’s captaincy. "You kind of think he’s trying to figure a lot of stuff out at the moment‚" Graeme Smith said. "I certainly went through those phases in my career and you need to figure them out quickly. "He’s probably asking himself a lot of questions about style of play‚ what type of leader he is‚ what is the type of players that he wants to walk on to the field with," Graeme Smith said. "But‚ as a leader‚ you need to understand that for yourself about who you are and that’s the only time you can really get your team to play with that personality. I think he’s trying to figure that all out at the moment. It certainly looks that way and he looks a bit lost." Smith‚ wh...
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