The sydney test

Sydney, Nov 20  How to stop Steve Smith has been the hot topic going into Pakistan's upcoming Test series against Australia. After Pakistan coach Misbah-ul-Haq opined that pitching it in a blind spot common to all batsman consistently could be key to restricting him, former captain and fast bowling great Wasim Akram said that bowlers should concentrate on their own plans and not get distracted by Smith's actions at the crease.

"I played against the greats of the game ... but Smithy's very, very different," Akram was quoted as saying by nine.com.au. "Sometimes he stands outside off stump, sometimes he stands middle, sometimes leg stump."