There’s too much college basketball happening for this to be a slow season in sports right now–but we still think that Australia has imported this weekend’s most thrilling play, courtesy of the Cricket World Cup. We won’t pretend to know much about how (or if) America is representing in the Cricket World Cup. Check out this video, though, and you’ll suddenly get interested in becoming a fan.
Australia’s big hero today is Steve smith, whose job was to stop England’s Jos Buttler after he slammed the cricket ball–and Smith managed a spectacular catch that’s even more amazing if you’ve ever felt a cricket ball. Those things are hard. We wouldn’t be too crazy about catching one off a bat hit if we were using a regulation MLB glove.
Steve Smith dove in for a barehanded catch that we can only hope was made less painful by the guy not being grounded. Australia won the game, too, so all that drama didn’t go wasted. Take a look, and don’t be surprised if you start watching more cricket…
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