Arguably one of the greatest Test batters to grace the field, Steve Smith's numbers and his ability to play marathon knocks make him a massive threat to England. In 32 Tests against England, Smith has amassed a staggering 3044 runs at an average of 59.68 and also has as many as 11 hundreds to his name. (Pic: AFP)
Updated On: 2023-06-29 11:03 PM IST
Compiled by : Srijanee Majumdar
Australia have a rather impressive record in the Ashes at Lord's and Steve Smith ensured they maintained that back during the 2015 English summer. He scored an incredible double hundred and helped the visitors post a mammoth 566/8 in their first innings
2017-18 was probably the time where Steve Smith was at the peak of his prowess as a Test batter and seemed to score runs for fun. England put up a strong total of 403 in their first innings, but the then-Australian skipper produced an absolute masterclass as his 239 put the hosts way ahead in the game.
In the Ashes series of 2017-18, Smith had truly played a captain's knock and his celebration after this hundred showed how hungry he was to help his team regain the Urn. England had scored 302 in the first innings and had Australia in deep trouble at 76/4.
Steve Smith played some absolutely incredible knocks to help Australia retain the Ashes on English soil for the first time in 18 years since 2001. His double hundred in Old Trafford, Manchester helped Australia post a mammoth 497/8 in their first innings.
Steve Smith's twin-hundreds on his Test comeback is still talked about as two of the greatest knocks that he has played. Coming back to Test cricket after a gap of more than a year after he had served his ban due to the Sandpapergate scandal, he produced a hundred for the ages as his 144 in the first innings was full of counter-attack and gutsy shots. England took a lead of 90 runs after their first innings but Smith went on and scored another hundred to put Australia in the ascendancy.
