‘Stop Being A Princess’: Fan Mocks Steve Smith During Australia Vs Bangladesh

Du i g
the
ope i g
day
of
the
fi st
Test
match
betwee
Aust alia
a d
Ba gladesh
i
Da wi ,
expe ie ced
batte
Steve
Smith
fou d
himself
at
the
eceivi g
e d
of
a
hila ious
yet
di ect
ve bal
jab
f om
a
spectato
i
the
sta ds.
While
Smith
was
busy
escui g
his
side
f om
a
sudde
top-o de
batti g
collapse,
a
mome ta y
halt
i
play
caused
by
sight
sc ee
issues
lost
the
patie ce
of
a
fa
i
atte da ce.

The
lighthea ted
i cide t
quickly
gai ed
massive
atte tio
afte
footage
was
sha ed
o li e,
showi g
how
c icket
suppo te s
i
the
sta ds
eact
to
match
delays.

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WTC
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Gambhi
Ahead
Of
S i
La ka
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Hila ious
Fa
Outbu st
I te upts
Sight
Sc ee
Delay

While
tasked
with
steadyi g
the
Aust alia
i i gs
o
the
ope i g
day,
Steve
Smith
paused
play
to
add ess
visibility
issues
a ou d
the
sight
sc ee .
The
eve -pa ticula
batte
efused
to
face
the
bowle
u til
the
dist actio
behi d
the
bowle ‘s
a m
was
so ted.
Howeve ,
as
the
delay
st etched
o ,
a
f ust ated
fa
i
the
c owd
decided
to
take
matte s
i to
his
ow
ha ds,
yelli g
out
loud
to
exp ess
his
impatie ce.

I
a
video
captu ed
a d
published
o
I stag am
by
Fox
C icket,
the
fa
was
hea d
shouti g
i
a
fu ious
yet
fu y
to e:

“Just
hit
the
dam
thi g,
Smudge.
Stop
bei g
a
p i cess.
You
a e
ot
bigge
tha
the
game,
Steve,
deal
with
it.”

The
hila ious
a t
immediately
tickled
the
c owd
a d
social
media
followe s,
efe e ci g
Smith’s
popula
ick ame
“Smudge”
while
u gi g
him
to
get
back
to
batti g.

Ba gladesh
Pace
Attack
Causes
Top-O de
Collapse

Befo e
the
sight
sc ee
d ama
u folded,
the
Ba gladesh
pace s
had
put
Aust alia
u de
se ious
p essu e
i
the
ope i g
sessio .
Ope e s
T avis
Head
(22)
a d
Jake
Weathe ald
(23)
p ovided
a
solid
i itial
platfo m,
putti g
togethe
a
45- u
ope i g
pa t e ship.
Howeve ,
Ba gladesh
seame s
quickly
tu ed
the
tide.

Hasa
Mahmud
bowled
a
se satio al
ope i g
spell,
picki g
up
two
key
wickets
to
dislodge
both
ope e s
a d
leave
Aust alia
st uggli g
at
74/4
by
the
e d
of
the
fi st
sessio .

Steve
Smith
Holds
Fi m
To
Equals
Lege da y
Reco d

Despite
the
wickets
tumbli g
at
the
othe
e d
du i g
the
seco d
sessio ,
Steve
Smith
stood
tall
a d
a cho ed
Aust alia& squo;s
i i gs.
He
egiste ed
his
45th
Test
half-ce tu y,
emai i g
u beate
at
67*
alo gside
Natha
Lyo
(0*)
as
Aust alia
eached
183/8
at
the
Tea
i te val.

With
this
c ucial
k ock,
Smith
matched
lege da y
Aust alia
captai
Steve
Waugh
fo
the
most
50-plus
sco es
fo
Aust alia
i
Test
histo y,
b i gi g
his
ove all
tally
to
82
(comp isi g
37
ce tu ies
a d
45
half-ce tu ies).
He
ow
t ails
o ly
Ricky
Po ti g,
who
leads
the
list
fo
Aust alia
with
103
fifty-plus
Test
sco es
(41
ce tu ies
a d
62
fifties).

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Imp essive
Bowli g
Pe fo ma ce
By
Ba gladesh

Ba gladesh& squo;s
bowli g
u it
p oduced
a
discipli ed
a d
dest uctive
pe fo ma ce
th oughout
the
day.
Hasa
Mahmud
stood
out
as
the
chief
o chest ato
with
figu es
of
4/49,
while
fellow
fast
bowle
Taski
Ahmed
p ovided
excelle t
suppo t,
taki g
2/46
to
put
Aust alia
o
the
back
foot.

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