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K wrote:Well, the (twofold) claim in the media was that his confidence was wrecked by Smithy's premature Test selection punt.
What selection punt, K ?
As far as I know, Smith isn't a National selector.
Don't shoot the messenger, Donny!! The media claim was Smith pushed really hard for him to be selected. (Hence a twofold claim: The same media claimed being out of his depth at that point at Test level harmed Maddinson's game.)
I'd have to search to try to find which cricket journalist(s) made this claim.
Still, just an opinion. As I said, Smith isn't a selector.
I neither bet on it being true nor on it being untrue. Former players (and long-time journalists) do have contacts on the inside, so one shouldn't just assume they make everything up. The direct quote about consultation with Smith at the very least makes this a plausible claim.
[Re. my last sentence, I see you saw the original version of my post. I edited it to add some stuff.]