Almost
all
teams
have
struggled
to
go
past
150-run
mark
so
far
in
the
ongoing
World
Cup
as
the
pitches
are
not
conducive
for
stroke-making.

Smith,
who
usually
bats
at
number
three,
said
he
is
aware
of
the
different
requirement
and
won’t
mind
if
he
needs
to
drop
down
a
bit,
if
situation
demands.

“(My
role
is)
a
little
bit
different
to
what
I’ve
played
previously.
My
job
is
just
to
fix
it
if
our
top
order
don’t
come
off
and
build
a
partnership
with
whoever
I’m
in
with
at
that
stage,”
Smith
was
quoted
as
saying
by
cricket.com.au.

“If
our
top
order
do
go
well,
the
likelihood
is
that
I’ll
slide
down
the
order
and
let
our
big
strong
boys
attack
it.
That’s
essentially
my
role.

“I
think
I’ve
done
it
reasonably
well
in
the
first
couple
of
trial
games
and
our
first
game
against
South
Africa.

“I
know
what
I
need
to
do,
the
rest
of
the
team
knows
my
role,
we’re
all
very
clear
on
the
way
we
all
want
to
play.
That
clarity
is
there,
it’s
just
about
us
all
going
and
doing
it.”

In
a
small
chase
of
119
against
South
Africa,
Smith
was
Australia’s
top-scorer
with
his
35-run
knock
coming
off
46
balls
while
batting
at
number
four.

Smith
said
a
different
kind
of
T20
cricket
is
being
played
in
this
World
Cup
due
to
the
wickets.

“Throughout
the
IPL,
playing
on
these
wickets,
there
was
a
lot
of
really
scrappy
cricket,
not
huge
scores
which
made
the
games
pretty
interesting
and
quite
close,”
said
Smith,
who
played
for
Delhi
Capitals.

“It’s
slightly
different
to
a
lot
of
T20
cricket
you
would
play.
Quite
often
you
would
see
flat
wickets
and
big
scores
and
guys
going
about
their
business.

You
have
to
change
slight(ly
the)
ways
you
have
to
play
and
adapt
to
what’s
required
on
that
surface.

“You
need
the
ability
to
get
off
strike
and
manipulate
the
ball
to
certain
areas
more
than
just
the
power.
(On)
some
of
these
wickets,
even
some
of
the
powerful
blokes
struggle
to
hit
sixes.

“You
need
some
smarts
about
you
in
the
middle
and
just
having
the
ability
to
limit
dot
balls
and
get
off
strike.”