England‘s hopes of reclaiming the Ashes Trophy after eight years suffered a major setback as their star pacer Jofra Archer was ruled out of the entire ho𒀰me summer due to a recurring stress fracture in his elbow.
Archer will not play any part of the high-voltage five-match Test series against Australia at home, starting June 🐎16 in Birmingham. The right-armer was a standout performer the last time Australia toured England in 2019, with his fiery fast bowling being the most talked-about aspect of the entertaining series.
Following the confirmation of Archer’s absence by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), a publication claimed that Australian superstar Steve Smith was terrorised by Archer four years ago.
This comment clearly didn’t go down well with Smith, as he came up with a stunning response on social media. The Aussie vice-captain responded to Code Cricket with a sarcastic tweet asking when he was dismissed by the English pacer.
“Terrorised? remind me when I was dismissed by him….,” wrote Smith on Twitter.
ﷺTerrorised? 🤔 remind m💞e when I was dismissed by him….
— Steve Smith (@stevesmith49)
Notably, Smith was not dismissed even once during the epic series, which saw the duo engaging in some fiery battles. In the second Test at Lord’s, a deadly bouncer from Archer hit 🍒Smith on the head, which ultimately caused him a concussion. It was the first-ever concussion sub in Test cricket history, with Marnus Labuschagne replacing Smith 🎶and beginning an incredibಞle cricket career.
Smith did miss one game but ended up finishing the series as the leading run-scorer. He smashed a jaw-dropping 774 runs in seven innings at an outstanding average of 110.57 with the help of three centuries and as many fifties. For the unversed, it was Smith’s first red-ball leg for Australia since his one-year suspension following the infamous sandpaper gate.
