Steve Smith Scripts History by Becoming Second-Highest Test Century Getter for Australia, Achieves Feat During Ashes 2023 2nd Test

London [UK], June 29: Australian batter Steve Smith surpassed Steve Waugh to become the player with the second-highest number of centuries for his country. He accomplished this feat in his side's Ashes second Test against England at Lord's. Smith continued with his rich run of form in English territory, scoring his 32nd Test hundred. The former Australia skipper produced a delightful 110 runs off 184 balls, studded with 15 boundaries. Ponting holds the record for the most Test centuries for Australia, with 41. Notably, Smith is the fastest player to get to the 32-century mark, doing so in the 174th innings of his 99th Test, as per cricket.com.au. ‘Clean Catch?’ Fans React As Steve Smith’s Effort to Dismiss Joe Root During Day 2 of ENG vs AUS Ashes 2023 2nd Test Sparks Controversy (Watch Video).

Smith has also become the fourth Australian player to etch his name on the honour's board at the Home of Cricket, Lord's. He joined an elite company featuring the likes of Warren Bardsley (1912, 1926), Sir Don Bradman (1930, 1938) and Bill Brown (1934, 1938) to score multiple Test hundreds at Lord's. Smith now has 12 Ashes hundreds and now he is only second to the legendary Don Bradman, who has scored 19 centuries in the series. Smith has a lot of history at the Lord's, a ground where he made his Test debut back in 2010. He smashed a mammoth 215 at the venue during the 2015 Ashes. It was here that England pacer Jofra Archer concussed him in 2019, which is one of the most brutal moments of this rivalry's history. Cameron Green No Ball Video: Watch Joe Root Get a Reprieve After Australian All-Rounder Oversteps During ENG vs AUS Ashes 2023 2nd Test.

After a rare double failure at Birmingham, perhaps Smith gave England a hope that they could avoid the carnage he unleashed back in the 2019 Ashes, in which he smashed 774 runs in four Test matches. But his attacking yet careful strokeplay helped him get another hundred. In his knock, he also surpassed the total of 9,000 Test runs, with only Kumar Sangakkara being faster to reach the milestone in 172 innings. Coming to the match, England's first innings is in progress. In their first innings, Australia was bundled out for 416 runs. Smith (110), Travis Head (77 in 73 balls) and David Warner (66 in 88 balls) played standout innings for Australia. Josh Tongue (3/98) and Ollie Robinson (3/100) took three-fers. Joe Root took two wickets while the veteran pace duo of James Anderson and Stuart Broad managed a wicket each. (ANI)

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