Smith has endured a difficult time after electing not to enforce the ­follow-on on the third evening David Gray/ReutersJames Anderson has said that England managed to unsettle Steve Smith to the extent that he was more interested in sledging “than focusing on his job”. Steve Smith has endured a difficult time after electing not to enforce the follow-on on the third evening, which brought England back into the match. It was a decision that David Saker, the Australia bowling coach, laments. That was toughAnderson expressed delight about England’s marked improvement in managing Smith in this Test. “It did work [looking to get in his head] because we got him out quite cheaply,” Anderson said.…

Source: The Times December 05, 2017 22:18 UTC