AUS vs SA | Twitter confused as overenthusiastic Smith pushes too far for wasteful review against Root

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Steve Smith has always been a bundle of energy on the field, but he channelled it in the wrong way during the second Test against England at the Gabba in Brisbane. The Australian skipper pushed too far to take a wasteful review against Joe Root, only to see the impact way outside the off stump.

‌Mitchell Starc gave Australia an excellent start against England after the visitors won the toss and chose to bat in the second Test at the Gabba in Brisbane. The left-arm pacer picked up two wickets in his first two overs to reduce England to 5/2 before Zak Crawley and Joe Root repaired the innings.

The pair added 117 runs before Crawley departed for 76, with Harry Brook also getting dismissed by Starc after a promising start. Captain Ben Stokes joined Root in the middle, taking the side past the 200-run mark with Australia getting slightly edgy in search of a dismissal.

Root walked out of his crease to play an in-seaming delivery from Scott Boland but ended up missing it as the ball thudded into his pads. The Aussies appealed optimistically, but it was clear even from real-time that the impact would be outside off stump and the pink cherry wickets would miss the timber given the bounce on offer.

But Steve Smith was not ready to let it go as he kept asking a hesitant Boland and wicketkeeper Alex Carey before proceeding with a desperate review. With Root miles outside the crease, the replays rightly showed the impact outside off stump, and the TV umpire asked his on-field partner to stay with the original decision of not out.

Twitter was not impressed as Smith’s desperate energy resulted in the Aussies losing yet another review to be left with just one for th remainder of the innings.

AAAA

— Symonds (@Symonds716624)

Too dark

Smith might have taken that review because it was too dark to look to the dressing room and ask them first
— nathan (@naltathan)

Why!

Why did Steve smith who cried on tv after being caught cheating review an obvious not out delivery? Well.
— Y (@tinscognito__)

Wasted

Steve Smith wasted two DRS reviews just trying to get Root out. They’re so desperate to dismiss him man. I’m loving it.
— Silme (@silme47)

OTW

Joe Root on his way to his maiden test century in Aus!
— Bee.Positive (@BhavikK11)

No!

Is Joe Root batting with almost an off stump guard?

Hmm, no!

Well, middle stump guard with a shuffle to off stump!

He almost repeated that bat face closing cut/slash shot.

He must’ve watched Bradman’s 87th birthday interview on how to minimise caught behind!
— Rav (@rav_man0)

2nd greatest

He's the 2nd greatest run scorer in test cricket but Joe Root has never scored a test century in Australia. He seems determined to remove that asterisk by grinding out a tonne in Brisbane.
— Stephen Spencer (@sspencer_63)

Now or never