Twitter Slams Jofra Archer For Smiling After Nasty Blow To Steve Smith

Steve Smith suffered a nasty blow on his head on day four of the 2nd Ashes Test against England at the Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. The injury looked severe as Smith went down soon after copping the blow which reminded everyone of the sad memory of Phil Hughes. Meanwhile, England pacer Jofra Archer was seen smiling after bowling the deadly bouncer which didn’t go down well with the fans who questionned his sportsman spirit

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The drama unfolded soon after lunch as Steve Smith was once again at his task of reviving the Aussie innings. Australia were 70 for four at one stage when the former skipper stood tall to bring his side out of danger. But English debutant Jofra Archer bowled one of the deadliest spells during that period, the Test cricket has ever seen. Smith got hit on his forearm while batting on 70 from Archer. He dropped his bat soon after as the area started to swell rapidly.

Wow… hope Steve Smith is ok!#TheAshes2019 pic.twitter.com/cMqhIOwfzT

— Shaun griffin (@Shaun_griffin1) August 17, 2019

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But the climax arrived 10 runs later when a deadly bouncer from Jofra Archer caught Steve Smith off-guard. The Australian batsman dropped his eye to an almost 150 kmph delivery which hit him below his helmet in the neck. He immediately fell and removed his helmet as the Lord’s crowd let out a collective gasp while the Australian medical staff rushed out to the middle. Archer was seen laughing with his teammate Jos Buttler instead of checking on the batsman.

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The incident caught the attention of the fans who slammed the Barbados-born pacer. Many also questionned the sportsman spirit of Jofra Archer.

Twitter Reactions

Jofra Archer bowling unbelievably well but am I the only one who feels he should have shown a bit more care and compassion there? Not sure smiling with his teammates (obviously not about Smith but still not a good look) was the right thing there ?‍♂️

— brad davidson (@braddavo) August 17, 2019

Jofra Archer what an arrogant cunt laughing at hurting smithy pic.twitter.com/NLIsgo6hN6

— ???? (@prxfesseur) August 17, 2019

After seeing what occurred to Phillip Hughes, the look of Jofra Archer laughing at a batsmen in agony after a hit to the head, is as bad as it gets #ashes

— Rohanct (@RohanCT) August 17, 2019

@JofraArcher hope someone rips your head off tonight, cheers x

— Ben Heard (@downthehardroad) August 18, 2019

This is not a good sportsmanship from jofra Archer…..after Smith fell down…he didn't even stay…he's like…nothing happened and….went to his bowling end…and….with him…some players laughing at him…

I didn't expect this from England team..bad behaviour…

— Haris (@Haris47055329) August 18, 2019

@JofraArcher not checking on Smith and laughing while the champ was down, is an ultimate shame to sportsmanship. #Ashes19 #AusvsEng pic.twitter.com/xdlWKJdtIL

— Satyam Sharma (@iamsatyamm) August 18, 2019

?? Disgraceful behavior from #JosButtler & #JofraArcher#aussie #engvaus pic.twitter.com/xRDNtSQ8DI

— Mohammed Hasib Gazi (Shakibian) (@hasibgazi) August 18, 2019

Jofra Archer is a bad person. Who can forget how he made another Aussie batsman bleed on the ground in the WC19? Even then he didn't go to check on him. He did the same again, even worse by laughing. So cheap. Karma will come back for you Archer, sooner or later. #SteveSmith

— Priyam Singh Bhardwaj (@MaharaniPriyam1) August 18, 2019