Ahead of the third Ashes match, England pacer Jofra Archer has caught social media's attention, when he was seen imitating Australia's Steve Smith's style of leaving the ball outside off-stump. Both sides face each other on August 22, at Headingley Cricket Ground.
Cricket.com.au posted a video via Twitter, where Archer can be seen during a training session in the nets. In the video, he plays a straight drive just like Smith, and then leaves the ball in exactly the same manner as the Aussie.
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Smith's style of leaving deliveries during the second Ashes Test match caught social media's eye, with many finding it way too hilarious.
Both Archer and Smith were involved in an intense battle, with the former being hit on the neck by a bouncer from the Englishman. This has led to Smith missing the third Test due to a delayed concussion.
He received two blows on day four of the second Test. First, he was hit on the elbow by a Archer bouncer, and then the neck. Physios from both teams attended him, and he left the field to undergo a test, and then came back a while later.
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On the final day of the Test match, Cricket Australia released a statement that Smith had suffered a delayed concussion and as a result, he was ruled out of day five of the second Test. Marcus Labuschagne was named as the concussion substitute in place of Smith.
Archer went on to take five wickets in his debut Test match.
(ANI Inputs)
