![]() ![]() “I’ve seen a lot of talk about getting used to conditions but you’ve got to remember I’ve played a lot of cricket in England before, so conditions aren’t really new to me,” he said. In his third and final match, he will be up against Marnus Labuschagne’s Glamorgan. ![]() Sussex’s decision – which their head coach Paul Farbrace described as “very easy” – has been criticised in some quarters, with the English game accused of giving their fiercest rivals a leg-up in a manner that is never reciprocated. Smith was on genial form as he was unveiled at Hove, but he is aware of the divisive nature of his signing. ![]() The great Australian batsman has arrived for a fourth – and, he accepts, likely final – Ashes summer in England, which got off to the worst possible start in the Hove nets on Monday when he was bowled leaving a ball from Ollie Robinson – a team-mate now and opponent later – in the nets. Steve Smith hopes that, starting with the perfect preparation in a three-match stint for Sussex, he is embarking on a tour of England even more run-drenched than his last, in 2019, that leads to ticking an item off his “bucket list” by winning the Ashes away from home. ![]()
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