NEW DELHI: With thirty second ton on the second day of the Lord’s Test, Steve Smith stamped his greatness, producing an impressive effort as he powered Australia to a robust 416 first innings complete in opposition to England.
Resuming on the in a single day rating of 85, Smith was fast to get to the primary century of this yr’s Ashes as he rewrote file books. Although England pacers cleaned up Australia’s tail for 77 runs, Smith’s hundred ensured an imposing complete on an under-pressure hosts, who presently path the 5-Test sequence 1-0.
It was Smith’s twelfth Ashes century, making him solely the second batter behind the nice Donald Bradman to attain that many tons in cricket’s oldest contest.
He clattered a free ball by the covers to achieve his hundred earlier than elevating each palms within the air and searching in direction of the boundary the place his crew mates had gathered to rejoice.
Smith’s second century at Lord’s after his match-winning knock right here of 215 in 2015 was additionally one for the stats lovers.
It took him to fourth on the all-time runs listing in Ashes cricket with 3,176, overtaking compatriot Steve Waugh (3,173). He is the fourth Australian to go 9,000 check runs in his profession.
His century additionally made him the quickest batter ever to achieve 32 Test a whole bunch, managing that feat in 174 innings, pipping Ricky Ponting’s 176 innings and Sachin Tendulkar’s 179.
As former England batter Alastair Cook put it bluntly to the BBC: “He is a run machine.”
Having reached 110 earlier than mis-hitting the ball to gully for a effective catch by England’s Ben Duckett, Smith trudged slowly and visibly furiously again to the Lord’s pavilion, swishing his bat at imaginary balls and ranting to himself.
But in stark distinction to 2019, when he was booed on his return to the “home of cricket” within the wake of a ban for his half in a ball-tampering scandal, Smith left the sector to heat applause from the gang in appreciation of his achievement.
Resuming on the in a single day rating of 85, Smith was fast to get to the primary century of this yr’s Ashes as he rewrote file books. Although England pacers cleaned up Australia’s tail for 77 runs, Smith’s hundred ensured an imposing complete on an under-pressure hosts, who presently path the 5-Test sequence 1-0.
It was Smith’s twelfth Ashes century, making him solely the second batter behind the nice Donald Bradman to attain that many tons in cricket’s oldest contest.
He clattered a free ball by the covers to achieve his hundred earlier than elevating each palms within the air and searching in direction of the boundary the place his crew mates had gathered to rejoice.
Smith’s second century at Lord’s after his match-winning knock right here of 215 in 2015 was additionally one for the stats lovers.
It took him to fourth on the all-time runs listing in Ashes cricket with 3,176, overtaking compatriot Steve Waugh (3,173). He is the fourth Australian to go 9,000 check runs in his profession.
His century additionally made him the quickest batter ever to achieve 32 Test a whole bunch, managing that feat in 174 innings, pipping Ricky Ponting’s 176 innings and Sachin Tendulkar’s 179.
As former England batter Alastair Cook put it bluntly to the BBC: “He is a run machine.”
Having reached 110 earlier than mis-hitting the ball to gully for a effective catch by England’s Ben Duckett, Smith trudged slowly and visibly furiously again to the Lord’s pavilion, swishing his bat at imaginary balls and ranting to himself.
But in stark distinction to 2019, when he was booed on his return to the “home of cricket” within the wake of a ban for his half in a ball-tampering scandal, Smith left the sector to heat applause from the gang in appreciation of his achievement.
As commentator Daniel Norcross informed the BBC: “He is the scourge of the English. He is the modern-day Bradman.”
(With inputs from Reuters)
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com