15-12-2017 18:30 via theguardian.com

Steve Smith: the man who hides his genius in plain sight

Steve Smith is no longer vying to be saluted as the best batsman in the world. His challenge is now to be recognised as the second best batsman in historyBy Gary Naylor for the 99.94 Cricket Blog, part of the Guardian Sport Network
I was at Lord’s in 2010 to witness Steve Smith’s debut in Australia’s curious Test series against Pakistan hosted by MCC. If you had asked me what I thought of the unheralded all-rounder, I’d have said, “Who? Oh him? Looks a bit like a yo
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