Champions Trophy 2025: England’s Jamie Smith selection explained
The move looks to be the latest aggressive strategy under England coach Brendon McCullum.
Smith hasn’t scored fifty in a seven-day one-day international, but was impressed last year during his first summer of Test cricket.
His 67 runs in his last 18 balls with a strong and technically correct border hit in his third test against Sri Lanka, which is why England thinks his hit may change The biggest example of a game.
Although he can be said to be the third largest in England in ODI cricket matches at Joe Root, who performed well before and during the 2019 World Cup title, the hierarchy is clearly Trust Smith (Smith’s top 10.
After two wickets fall instead of one, this will make the role of him fundamentally more measured.
Captain Jos Buttler explained: “The top three of Duckett, Salt and Smith may become very aggressive and impose themselves and try to play a match. The situation, and Root, Brook and myself and behind the blanket of Livi (Liam Livingstone). ”
Australia adopted a similar strategy during the 2023 World Cup championship, with Mitchell Marsh leading three games with Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne.
