If this is a suspension then we might as well give up and ban the bump completely. It’s a football act executed correctly with an accidental head clash. No different to his hit on Vlastuin in the GF. Ban the action, not the outcome.
Spot on. This is one of the all time great beat ups. At worst Smith did the equivalent to pinching half a metre on the mark in a game of footy. #wrapitup
People saying Steve Smith was deliberately scratching out Pant’s guard may want to wind it in...
He shadow bats & marks guard on the pitch a gazillion times a day when batting or fielding. On HIS mark.
As do many other players over the course of a day. 🙄 #AUSvIND
@stuart_aberdein@XaviEllis18 Funniest part about this is listening to their list manager justify it by saying they wanted to get back into the draft 😂 It was a yard sale mate, just call it what it was!