SUNDAY 4 AUGUST 2019

Smith key to series result as

drama intensifies

Everything that happens from here is determined by Smith (Getty)

ADAM COLLINS

EDGBASTON

There is a joke that Al Gore would reportedly tell when showing people around the White House in his
eight years as the Vice President of the USA. It ran that when looking at the seal of the office, if you close
your left eye and squint really hard and tilt your head, it reads a lot like President of the United States. Well,
if you squint really hard and tilt your head, this Test match looks a lot like one that might have been played
during the epic 2005 Ashes series.

Specifically, the volatility in progress both teams have made, a wicket falling or a partnership stitched

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