US EditionWhat Jofra Archer said to Steve Smith that prompted cutting one-liner
Steve Smith mocked Jofra Archer after a heated on-field exchange during Australia's eight-wicket Ashes win, captured on stump mic amid a tense final day at the Gabba.
- On Sunday, December 7 at the Gabba, the stump mic picked up Steve Smith, Australia stand-in captain, telling Jofra Archer `fast when there's nothing going on, champion` as Smith finished 23 not out off nine balls.
- Archer bowled a five-over spell under lights, breaking the 150 km/h barrier and bowling about 15 km/h faster than the previous day as he bent his back in a pressure moment.
- An old tweet from March 2013 resurfaced, prompting users on X to say `there's always a tweet` while Mark Waugh and Allan Border joined 27,888 at the Gabba.
- Australia's win left them 2-0 in the series, forcing the England Test team to win all three remaining Tests to reclaim the urn, while Ben Stokes criticised his side's mentality and promised dressing-room talks.
- Late-Call Michael Neser produced a match-turning bowling return, taking a career-best 5-42 and six wickets, vindicating selectors' decision over Nathan Lyon while Pat Cummins's return looms for Adelaide.
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Greatest ever 'there's always a tweet?': Archer's 12-year-old post goes viral after Steve Smith's rapid 23*
Nostradamus, astrologer, a lot of names have been coined for Jofra Archer, given somehow he always has a tweet about something. However, the tables turned on Sunday, December 7, on what turned out to be the final day of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane, as Archer was on the receiving end of something he had unknowingly predicted, with Steve Smith plundering a quickfire 23* off just nine deliveries, when Australia needed 65 runs to win the game.…
Archer's 2013 tweet proved true after Australia's Ashes victory, when Smith scored 23 runs off just nine balls. The match also featured heated exchanges between the two players. England again proved vulnerable, while Smith looked in excellent form as captain.
Sydney Morning Herald
What Jofra Archer said to Steve Smith that prompted cutting one-liner
Jofra Archer saved his quickest spell of the series when it mattered least in Australia’s meagre run chase of 65 but escalated his rivalry with Steve Smith.
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