Watch: Steve Smith Pulls James Anderson's Leg With Cheeky Gesture Amid Stuart Broad's Guard of Honour

As the magical duo of Broad and Anderson stepped out to bat together one final time, Steve Smith was seen poking some fun at James Anderson.

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The MCU’s big problem with Tom Holland’s Spider-Man is summed up in a nutshell

Remember when Peter Parker turned down the Iron Spider suit in the first MCU Spider-Man, and then in the very next film he started using the suit anyway?

Infinity War is beyond doubt one of the greatest comic book movies of all time, it may even be the best. But there are problems with the film and these problems have affected later films in ways that the Russo brothers could not have foreseen. Decisions made in Infinity War and Endgame have made the jobs of the rest of the writers and directors at the studio a lot harder.

Examples include small details like Star-Lord’s helmet magically reappearing, despite it being destroyed in GOTG Vol 2. This made it difficult to explain why he suddenly doesn’t have the helmet in GOTG Vol. 3, the official explanation is he just forgot it (yeah sure.) The Russo’s retconned a part of the Guardian’s story in order to have a prime version of Peter Quill. They did the same with Spider-Man and plenty of other characters.

As one fan pointed out on Twitter, Peter Decides at the end of Homecoming to reject the Iron Spider suit Tony offers him as he’s got a lot of growing to do. So it’s strange that the very next time we see him, he’s pretty much forced to wear the suit.

I love how Homecoming uses this suit to represent everything Peter shouldn’t be and then he gets it in Infinity War and proceeds to use it for the next 4 movies. pic.twitter.com/ddKgHCL2Mv

— Jake! DragonCon (@Vaughanilla_) August 1, 2023

While it makes sense for Infinity War and Endgame (he is in space after all) it probably should have been left in those movies. Even then, did Peter really need to be one of the heroes that ended up in space? There was plenty for characters to do on Earth. Why not keep Spider-Man down on earth helping the people who have been affected by the alien attack, as a real hero would? 

“They didn’t have to put Spider-Man in space. They could’ve kept him on earth and kept his arc in-tact.”

Having the Iron Spider suit in Far From Home and No Way Home kind of ruined Peter’s whole street-level hero-of-the-people vibe and even worse: it made him overpowered. The filmmakers did have him wear it sparingly, but that only raised more questions, like why wouldn’t he wear such an overpowered suit all the time?

This all created a problem for the MCU as it feels like Marvel is trying to make the hero more than just your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Why does he need such a technologically advanced suit? One fan pointed out that Peter Parker didn’t outright refuse the suit, he just wasn’t ready.

“It’s actually presented as, “This is what Peter could become later, but he’s not ready yet, he still has maturing to do”.”

However, this still doesn’t really explain why he was given the suit in his very next appearance, surely he needed to do a bit more maturing than just waiting around for a few months.

Story decisions like this made it hard for those who came after to carry on with the threads after the infinity arc was over. Infinity War continued to push Spider-Man down a path that didn’t really seem right for his character, however, it does get a pass for being generally an awesome movie. Also, the end of No Way Home has set Peter up perfectly to become the iconic version of the character we all know and love so maybe it’s not too late for MCU Spidey.

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Babar Azam Credits Bowlers and 'Standout Performer' Naseem Shah After Colombo Strikers' Maiden in LPL 2023

Babar Azam won the man of the match award for his 59-run knock but selflessly credited the bowlers for Colombo Strikers' first win in LPL 2023

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Against all the odds, the finest achievement of Marvel Studios is declared to come from the pit of despair that is Phase Five

The MCU‘s Phase Four was already plagued by a pandemic, release delays, and a whole heap of negative reviews, but somehow Phase Five has been even more of a bugbear for Marvel Studios in just its first half a year of life so far. The grand opening salvo didn’t exactly go to plan with the universally despised Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and it’s just supplied us with the worst-rated entry in the entire franchise in the Secret Invasion finale.

And yet somehow it’s now being declared that Phase Five has given us the ultimate Marvel movie of them all, one so good that the House of Ideas might as well shut up shop now as it’s felt that it’s unlikely to ever top this incredible cinematic achievement. As one Twitter user went viral for arguing, “No MCU movie released after Guardians 3 will be as good [as] Guardians 3.”

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This tweet is yet more evidence that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is set to enjoy perhaps the best long-term reputation of any MCU movie released since Avengers: Endgame. Even Spider-Man: No Way Home has had to suffer a certain amount of decreasing positivity over time (as folks pay more attention to the plot holes as the glow of the Spider-Versal crossover dims), but James Gunn’s MCU finale just seems to grow in stature in people’s estimations week by week.

Although it remains the lowest-rated entry in the trilogy by Rotten Tomatoes critics, it’s clear that the emotional conclusion to the Guardians’ journey just hits the spot for fans so much more than everything else Marvel has supplied lately, and is likely to in the coming years either. While the above statement is bold, with the possible exception of Deadpool 3, the upcoming lineup of Marvel projects does suggest Guardians 3 will hold on to its status as most fan-favorite MCU outing of Phase Five for the time being.

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'Ashes Much Like a Heavyweight Boxing Fight': England Head Coach Brendon McCullum

England overcame the Pat Cummins-led Australia by 49 wickets in the fifth Test at The Oval as a magnificent Ashes series came to an end with a 2-2 scoreline

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MCC Explains Why Joe Root Donned Black Armband on Day 5 of Fifth Ashes Test at The Oval

Joe Root was seen donning a black armband on the final day of the fifth Ashes Test to mourn the sudden demise of Richard Ibbotson, an important figure in Sheffield cricket

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'If We Can do it Against India..': Ben Stokes' Cheeky Reply on England's Bazball Tactics Against Rohit Sharma's Side

England captain Ben Stokes gave a rather cheeky reply when quizzed about whether his team will stick to Bazball approach against India when they visit the subcontinent next year

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