Special analysis: What comes next for Jamie Smith?
05.02.26, 12:00 Updated 05.02.26, 12:37 5 Minute Read
Mark Baldwin
So, Jamie Smith, what happens next?
Like a cricketing version of Icarus, who in legend flew too close to the sun, the hugely-gifted 25-year-old got badly burned in this winter’s Ashes series.
Castigated for his horror dismissal in the final Test at Sydney, when in ugly fashion he carved Marnus Labuschagne’s deliberately tempting attempted bouncer to deep cover, Smith also faced criticism both for his wicketkeeping and a number of other soft dismissals as England were humiliated 4-1 by Australia.
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