Summary Steve Smith punishes himself after falling cheaply against Pakistan.
BRISBANE (Web Desk) – Former Australia captain Steve Smith punished himself by running three kilometers after falling cheaply against Pakistan in the first Test match at the Gabba, Brisbane.
Smith – who scored a whopping 774 runs at an average of 110.57 in the Ashes earlier this year – was bowled by Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah on 4 runs. The 30-year-old then missed his bus and ran all the way back from the stadium to the team hotel.
“I always punish myself when I get no runs, just like I reward myself when I score runs with a chocolate bar at the end of the night if I get a hundred,” Smith said on Tuesday (yesterday).
“So yeah, if I get no runs I always like to have a run or go to the gym or do something just to give myself a bit of a punishment.
“I feel the times he (Yasir Shah) has got me out, I have been on a few runs. I have been slogging in a couple of second innings ones where I was playing some funky shots and stuff so I’m not too worried. It (the send-off) gave me a bit more motivation next game to not get out to him. So, I will probably be a little bit more disciplined against him.”
For Steve Smith, the pass mark is 100.
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) November 26, 2019
And the reward? Chocolate - lots of it! @alintaenergy | #AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/fcFF0Bcpuk
Pakistan will play Australia in the seconds Test – a pink ball affair in Adelaide – from November 29 to December 3.
