India captain Virat Kohli's innings of 89 ended with a diving catch by Moises HenriquesAustralia's victory was tempered by an adductor injury sustained by David Warner, who was taken off for scans after a fielding mishap
1 min read29 Nov 2020Virat Kohli, with 903 rating points, is 34 points behind Steve SmithBoth Steve Smith and Pat Cummins played key roles in helping Australia retain the Ashes
1 min read17 Sep 2019Steve Smith recently attainted the number one batsman spot in the ICC Test rankingsIn the ongoing fifth Ashes Test against England, Steve Smith went past his own record of scoring 769 runs against India during the 2014-15 season
1 min read15 Sep 2019The Aussie batsman has an answer to just about every delivery, as his performance in the Ashes shows. It's a pity that a cricketer so great was involved in a ball-tampering scandal
2 min read13 Sep 2019England, set a huge target of 383 to win at Old Trafford, were bowled out for 197 following some spirited lower-order defianceRoot hailed Steve Smith, who has scored an astonishing 671 runs at an average of 134.2, including three hundreds in the series
1 min read9 Sep 2019With the ton, Steve Smith now has 11 Test hundreds against England and that is joint fourth for any player against any opponentEarlier in the week, Smith regained his number one rank in ICC Test rankings overtaking India captain Virat Kohli
1 min read5 Sep 2019Steve Smith ended the day 1 of the fourth Test at Old Trafford on 60 not outSteve Smith returned for the fourth Test after recovering from concussion suffered at Lord's
1 min read5 Sep 2019The world's number one batsman Steve Smith returns to the fray as England and Australia resume Test cricket battleAustralia, with Smith back in their line-up, will retain the Ashes with victory at Old Trafford in the fourth test, while a win for England would set up a decider at the Oval next week
1 min read4 Sep 2019Jofra Archer, who made his Test debut in the second match at Lord's which ended in a tense draw, returned match figures of 5/91It was not just pace -- touching speeds of around 95mph -- by which he impressed all but it was more his attacking bouncers which troubled the Australian batsmen
1 min read20 Aug 2019In a big blow to Australia, Smith was ruled out of the third Ashes Test against England beginning on ThursdayThe 30-year-old had initially passed a concussion test and returned to complete his innings before he was eventually dismissed for 92
1 min read20 Aug 2019