Jamie Smith will be a 'world-class player over a long period of time', according to former England international and Sri Lanka batting coach Ian Bell.
Jamie Smith will be a "world-class player over a long period of time", according to former England international and Sri Lanka batting coach Ian Bell.
"The small part that I played in his development, I've watched a guy who's worked extremely hard," said Bell.Surrey's Smith was given the gloves by England ahead of county team-mate Ben Foakes and Yorkshire's Jonny Bairstow for the series against West Indies earlier this summer. And 42-year-old Bell, whose 7,727 runs put him ninth on England's all-time list in Tests, said he was "not at all" surprised by the start Smith had made at the highest level of the game.
"Once you reach the moment, you can enjoy that 30 seconds, but then it's back on to what the team requires."
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