Quote: moto748 "One poor game, yes, but hand on heart, how many good ones? Watching Cas the other night, I wasn't so much concentrating on Hampshire as thinking how Gale looked twice the player Smith is. And I'm talking about 'good Smith', not 'bad Smith'.'"
Smith simply isn't the kind of player who is going to rack up MOM performances regularly. He is a constant 7/10 player. IMO what he brings to the team is the stuff we as fans generally don't notice. Communication, organisation and an experienced head in the halves. If you think we look disjointed now I'd hate so see what we'd look like without him in the middle. As much as I'd love a Williams & Hampshire partnership we simply can't run with 2 kids in the halves. There will be a time when Matty is surplus to requirements but Williams will need a couple more seasons under his belt before we can contemplate him playing Matty's role on a regular basis.