The 36-year-old struck Craig Young for successive leg-side sixes - O'Brien only able to get a fingertip to the first - and Ireland's luck remained out as two balls later the ball clipped Erasmus' off-stump without dislodging a bail. adidas barricade 7 "Everything's good and if the confidence keeps growing, I'm back. I think I can do some damage. I've got to keep myself balanced and keep moving forward," Cross claimed post-match. adidas barricade 7 With so much potential in that front-line, Gerrard will call it a welcome headache. Smith would beg to differ; the swapping of one for three - Grealish for Ings, Buendia and Bailey - has thrown Villa's shape off, and Gerrard will have difficult selection decisions to make. adidas barricade 7 That Villa have gone for a name like Gerrard should not surprise many; Purslow wanted Thierry Henry in the Championship before Smith in 2018. adidas barricade 7