Jamie Smith is in line to plug a major gap for England despite only making his Test debut in the recent series win over the West Indies
has come so far over the past few weeks that the prospect of moving up the order for next week’s opening Test against“It won’t bother me at all,” he says. “One of the things that’s been great in my career so far is I feel like I’ve batted in a variety of different positions and roles anyway and the difference between No7 and No6 isn’t a massively great one anyway.
Smith’s debut innings of 70 at Lord’s saw him soak up the pressure to begin with before he exploded towards the end, smashing one delivery over the Tavern Stand and out of the ground. That selflessness with the bat was a hallmark of Matt Prior, one of the best keeper-batters England have had in modern times and the man behind the stumps when they last won the Ashes in Australia in 2010-11.
There is also the added complication of impending fatherhood, with Smith’s first child expected at some point during that series in New Zealand in December.
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