Smith was targeted by some after Australia 's humiliating performances in Sri Lanka and , particularly , on home soil against South Africa -- .
Smith 's head was just one of many to be impaled on the pitchforks of the angry mob .
Smith was targeted by some after Australia 's humiliating performances in Sri Lanka and , particularly , on home soil against South Africa -- although his head was just one of many to be impaled on the pitchforks of the angry mob .