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Australia vs England, 5th Test, The Ashes, 2025-26

Steven Smith 138(220)
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128.5
W
Tongue to Smith, out Caught by Jamie Smith!! Tongue gets the well-set Smith with a good piece of bowling! It's the fourth time in this series that Tongue has had the better of the Aussie skipper. Root taps Smith on the back as he departs. A fantastic knock from Smith nonetheless and he walks off to a standing ovation from his home crowd. 132.4kph delivery in the corridor of uncertainty, straightens enough after pitching to open Smith up in his stance. He tries to keep it out from the crease as he plays for the original line but ends up getting a nick behind. Jamie Smith takes a regulation catch behind the stumps. Smith c Jamie Smith b Tongue 138(220) [4s-16 6s-1]
128.4
Tongue to Smith, no run, 132.9kph fuller length delivery moving in from outside off, Smith leans ahead a bit and blocks it off the inner half towards mid-wicket
128.3
Tongue to Smith, no run, 132.3kph short of length delivery on off, Smith covers the line and pushes it towards mid-off
128.1
Tongue to Smith, 1 run, hard length delivery outside off at 132kph, Smith pushes it to covers for a quick single
127.1
Brydon Carse to Smith, 1 run, hard length delivery outside off, Smith hangs back and punches it past backward point
126.4
Stokes to Smith, 1 run, Smith moves inside the line to the hard length delivery and tucks it round the corner
126.3
Stokes to Smith, no run, 136.5kph short of length delivery outside off, shaping away, Smith leaves it alone
126.2
Stokes to Smith, no run, back of a length delivery around off, kept out watchfully from the crease
126
Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, good length delivery shaping in on off at 136kph, Smith shuffles across his stumps and blocks it stoutly
125
4
Stokes to Smith, FOUR, shot! 133.2kph pitched up delivery outside off, Smith lets his hands flow through nicely. He creams the drive through extra cover and the ball races to the fence. A good example of good hand-eye co-ordination there
124.5
Stokes to Smith, no run, tight leave! 135.2kph back of a length delivery seaming in from outside off, Smith has his off-stump covered as he lifts his bat and lets it through
124.4
Stokes to Smith, no run, length delivery outside off, Smith leans towards it and strokes it to covers
124.3
Stokes to Smith, 2 runs, nicely played! Slightly overpitched on off, Smith push-drives it with good timing past the left side of mid-on. Picks up a couple of runs for doing so
124.2
Stokes to Smith, no run, 134.8kph shortish delivery well outside off, Smith hangs back and taps it to backward point
124.1
Stokes to Smith, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, holding its line, Smith lifts his bat to allow it through
123
Tongue to Smith, no run, 129.7kph, pitched up, defended back to Tongue
122.5
Tongue to Smith, no run, 132.6kph, extra lift and hits the shoulder of the bat as Smith stands tall to try and block it with a squared up stance. Replay shows that it actually hit his glove
121.2
Will Jacks to Smith, 1 run, 84.5kph, flighted outside off, driven to deep extra cover off the front foot
121
Tongue to Smith, no run, 133kph, Tongue responds with a bouncer and Smith ducks under it
120.5
4
Tongue to Smith, FOUR, overpitched outside off, Smith leans across and drives to the left of the diving extra cover fielder. Lovely hands there as the ball was well outside off
120.2
Tongue to Smith, leg byes, 1 run, 129.9kph, leg-lined, Smith shuffles to glance and the ball rolls to square leg off his thigh pad
118.5
Tongue to Smith, leg byes, 1 run, 129.7kph, half an appeal for lbw as Smith misses the glance against this in-slanter. Too high and heading down leg as well
118.4
Tongue to Smith, no run, 128.9kph, clips this ball angling in to midwicket
118.3
Tongue to Smith, no run, 132.5kph, fuller than a length, Smith pushes it to the right of gully and decides against the single
118.2
Tongue to Smith, no run, 129.6kph, pitched up outside off, Smith drives firmly off the front foot and finds extra cover
118.1
4
Tongue to Smith, FOUR, 127.6kph, shortish ball outside off and Smith latches onto it. Stands tall, waits for it and cuts it with disdain to send it through cover-point. Fifty partnership
118
Will Jacks to Smith, 1 run, flighted ball, full outside off, goes too hard and loses his shape a bit does Smith. A single down to long-on
117.5
Will Jacks to Smith, no run, 86.3kph, flighted outside off, Smith leans forward to slap-drive it to mid-off
117.3
Will Jacks to Smith, 1 run, 83.6kph, fuller ball and Smith eases it to long-on
117.1
Will Jacks to Smith, 1 run, 85.9kph, over the wicket, offbreak on a short of length, worked through square leg
116.4
Potts to Smith, 1 run, 128.7kph, backs away, clears his front leg and doesn't quite middle this one as he heaves it to the right of the diving bowler
116.4
Potts to Smith, wide, 129.3kph, bouncer, too short, Smith moves leg-side to leave it and signals wide himself even before the ball settles into the keeper's gloves
116.3
4
Potts to Smith, FOUR, 128.1kph, Smith takes on this short ball with a pull shot. Strikes well, hits it over square leg for a one-bounce four
116
Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, 91.9kph, width on offer, Smith cuts off the back foot but straight to backward point
115
Potts to Smith, no run, 131.1kph, another short-pitched delivery from Potts, the line is down leg and Smith crouches a bit to evade it
114.5
Potts to Smith, no run, 129.5kph, short ball and Smith pulls with the bottom part of the bat facing upwards. Finds wide mid-on
114.4
Potts to Smith, no run, 130.2kph, short again, Smith moves leg-side and drops his wrists to sway away from it
114.3
Potts to Smith, no run, 130.4kph, round the wicket and banged in short, Smith backs away a long way to try and dab it to third man, doesn't connect
114.1
Potts to Smith, 1 run, 129.8kph, short ball, Smith makes room to guide it to third man
114
Jacob Bethell to Smith, 1 run, 91.7kph, more flight, full in length and Smith eases the drive to long-off's left
113.5
Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, 91.2kph, grips from a length and Smith defends from the crease
113.4
Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, 90.7kph, fuller length, blocked into off
113.3
Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, 89.7kph, flighted on off, Smith gets forward to block and it hits him high on the bat
113
Potts to Smith, no run, short delivery on middle and leg, Smith ducks under it
112.5
Potts to Smith, 2 runs, dug into the surface, Smith stays leg-side of it and flat-bats it towards long-on. Picks up a couple of runs for doing so
112.4
Potts to Smith, no run, back of a length delivery on leg-stump, seams down leg sharply, left alone
112.1
Potts to Smith, 1 run, in the air... but safe! Short delivery outside off, shoots off the deck, Smith is surprised by the bounce and is not able to control the ramp shot properly. The fielder from third man runs in but it lands well short of him
111.5
Jacob Bethell to Smith, 1 run, full delivery on off, driven with the spin to long-off
111.4
Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, on the shorter side on off, turning away, Smith covers the line and blocks it back to Bethell
111.3
Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, coming in with the arm again, tucked towards square leg
111.2
Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, coming in with the arm and on a back of a length on off, kept out from the crease
110.3
Brydon Carse to Smith, 1 run, 141.2kph back of a length delivery shaping towards leg-stump, Smith rises on his toes and plays it with soft hands through mid-wicket
110.2
4
Brydon Carse to Smith, FOUR, shot! 136.8kph back of a length delivery and there's some room on offer, Smith lets his hands flow through and punches it crisply through covers. The fielder at sweeper cover has no chance to cut it off
110.1
Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, a play and a miss! Smith wants to cut loose now. 140.9kph skiddy good length delivery around off, Smith tries to hit it on the up through covers but misses. That wasn't far from the off-stump
109.5
Jacob Bethell to Smith, 1 run, 91kph back of a length delivery, knocked down to long-off
109.2
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Jacob Bethell to Smith, 3 runs, there's the century for Smith, his 37th century in Tests! He loves batting at his home ground and here's another prime example of that! He has batted with a lot of composure as well as proactiveness. It has been a happy hunting ground for him and he has been prolific at the SCG. He takes his helmet off, raises his bat and soaks in all the applause. He kisses the badge on his helmet as well. His wife in the crowd applauds him. Coming back to the delivery, it was on the shorter side outside off, Smith helped it through backward square leg. The fielder in the deep had a lot of ground to cover to his right and Smith was able to take the third run to reach the milestone
109.1
Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, on the shorter side outside off, Smith cuts it to the right of point who dives to make a good stop
108.2
Brydon Carse to Smith, 1 run, 137.8kph back of a length delivery outside off, Smith waits for it and steers it to deep backward point
108.1
Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, skiddy back of a length delivery angling in on middle and off at 140.1kph, Smith hangs back in defence
107.3
Jacob Bethell to Smith, 1 run, full floaty delivery well outside off, Smith drives it crisply to sweeper cover
107.2
Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, on a back of a length wide outside off, slides on, Smith lets it go
107.1
Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, on the shorter side outside off, chopped to point
107.1
Jacob Bethell to Smith, wide, short delivery wide outside off, wided
107
Brydon Carse to Smith, 1 run, 140.9kph back of a length delivery shaping towards leg-stump, Smith works it round the corner to retain strike
106
Jacob Bethell to Smith, 2 runs, quicker through the air and down leg, Smith plays it with soft hands through backward square leg. Picks up a couple of runs for doing so
105.5
Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, slower through the air and the length is short outside off again, chopped to point
105.4
Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, on the shorter side wide outside off, Smith reaches out and cuts it to backward point
105.3
Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, quicker and flatter well outside off, cut to point
105.2
Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, full delivery drifting in on middle, Smith leans ahead and defends it back to Jacob Bethell
105.1
Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, floaty full delivery on off, Smith lunges in defence
104.5
Brydon Carse to Smith, 1 run, short of length delivery on off, Smith helps it round the corner. He wanted the second run but slipped at the non-striker's end
104.4
Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, 139.7kph hard length delivery moving in from outside off, Smith rises on his toes and blocks it towards covers
104.3
Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, shortish delivery outside off at 138.7kph, doesn't rise as much as Smith expected it to. He mistimes the pull to short mid-wicket
104.2
Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, 137.2kph back of a length delivery seaming in from outside off, keeps a bit low, Smith adjusts in his stance to block it in front of him
104.1
Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, a play and a miss! 139.1kph back of a length delivery outside off, takes off a bit, Smith slashes at it but is beaten on the top-edge
103.1
Jacob Bethell to Smith, 1 run, full delivery well outside off, Smith throws his bat at it and ends up slicing it over point. A single only
102
Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, on a length outside off, eased off the front foot to extra cover
101.5
4
Jacob Bethell to Smith, FOUR, Smith moves into the nineties! A dragdown on leg-stump, Smith lines it up and pulls it through backward square leg to get the desired result
101.4
Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, coming in with the arm and on a back of a length on off, Smith hangs back and blocks it down the track
100.1
Stokes to Smith, 1 run, fractionally overpitched outside off, Smith drives it crisply but Root at covers does well to dive to his right and makes a half-stop. Does well to save a certain boundary
100
Jacob Bethell to Smith, 1 run, on a back of a length on middle and leg, Smith tucks it through mid-wicket to retain strike
99.5
Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, coming in with the arm this time, Smith tries to work it across but is struck on the pads. That was going down leg
99.4
Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, on the shorter side on off, punched to the left of Jacob Bethell who moves across and dives to intercept it
99.2
Jacob Bethell to Smith, 1 run, on a length outside off, driven towards cover-point for a quick single
99.1
Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, the slider on a back of a length on off, punched straight to backward point
98.4
Stokes to Smith, leg byes, 1 run, back of a length delivery seaming in towards leg-stump, Smith looks to work it across but it deflects off his thigh pad towards square leg. There was a stifled appeal but it was too high
98.2
Stokes to Smith, 1 run, 131.9kph short delivery on off, Smith gets on top of the bounce and pulls it hard to deep mid-wicket
98.1
Stokes to Smith, no run, 125.1kph hard length delivery in the channel, Smith covers the line and blocks it stoutly
97.4
Jacob Bethell to Smith, 1 run, 90kph back of a length delivery outside off, Smith punches it to sweeper cover
97.2
Jacob Bethell to Smith, 1 run, on the shorter side, punched towards extra cover where Root can't make a clean stop
97.1
6
Jacob Bethell to Smith, SIX, clean as a whistle! Smith uses his feet, gets close to the pitch of the delivery and smashes it over long-on for a maximum. He struck that one brilliantly
96.3
Tongue to Smith, 1 run, another short delivery around off, Smith hops and stays leg-side of it and steers it towards third man
96.2
Tongue to Smith, no run, another bouncer, Smith sits under it
96.1
Tongue to Smith, no run, a bouncer but it's down leg, Smith ducks under it
95.4
Stokes to Smith, 1 run, 134kph hard length delivery well outside off, Smith shuffles across and punches it to deep backward point
95.3
Stokes to Smith, no run, a bouncer outside off, Smith lets it go
95.2
Stokes to Smith, no run, short of length delivery shaping in from outside off, Smith hops to block but is struck on the thigh pad
95.1
Stokes to Smith, no run, hard length delivery shaping in from around off, Smith covers the line and blocks it solidly. Smith is not happy with some movement near the sightscreen
94.1
Tongue to Smith, 1 run, shortish delivery around off, Smith stays leg-side of it and taps it through point
93.4
Stokes to Smith, 1 run, back of a length in the channel, straightens a bit, tapped through backward point
93.3
4
Stokes to Smith, FOUR, crunched! Full and some width on offer, Smith leans ahead a bit and smashes it over extra cover. The ball travels to the fence at the rate of knots. Allowed his hands to flow through and made great contact. Australia move into the lead
93.2
Stokes to Smith, no run, short of length delivery angling down leg, Smith looks to work it across but misses
93
Tongue to Smith, no run, brilliantly bowled! 132.1kph shortish delivery on off, seams away a bit with extra bounce, Smith hops and thinks of defending it initially but then drops his wrists to let it through
92.5
Tongue to Smith, no run, a bouncer on middle and leg, Smith ducks under it comfortably this time
92.4
Tongue to Smith, no run, oh, that's a snorter! 134kph short delivery around off, seams in substantially, Smith actually does well to sway away and duck under it
92.2
Tongue to Smith, 1 run, shortish delivery around off, Smith stays leg-side of it and places it towards deep backward point
92.1
Tongue to Smith, no run, a short delivery around off, Smith ducks under it
91
Tongue to Smith, no run, pitched up outside off, Smith drives straight to mid-off
90.3
Tongue to Smith, 1 run, 133.5kph, extra bounce from a short of length, Smith does well to deal with that. Stands tall and plays with soft hands to drop it in front of backward point even though it hits him high on the bat
89.1
Potts to Smith, 1 run, 129.9kph, back of a length, Smith hops across to flick it to square leg
88.3
Tongue to Smith, 1 run, 133.1kph, back of a length outside off, punched to deep point
88
4
Potts to Smith, FOUR, hit-me ball and Smith accepts the gift gleefully. Short and wide, asking to be punished and Smith slaps the cut through point
87.5
Potts to Smith, no run, 126.5kph, low bounce on this occasion as Potts slants one in from wide of the crease. Smith brings his bat down hurriedly to keep it out
87.4
Potts to Smith, no run, 126.9kph, seams back in from a short of length, Smith covers his off-stump and shoulders arms
87.3
Potts to Smith, no run, 128.2kph, short of a good length, defended
87.2
4
Potts to Smith, FOUR, length ball outside off and Smith throws his arms to drive it firmly into the gap through the covers
87.1
Potts to Smith, no run, 125.3kph, shuffles and defends this length ball towards mid-on
86.3
Tongue to Smith, 1 run, driven to mid-off's left
85.2
Brydon Carse to Smith, 1 run, 135.9kph, shuffles and tucks this in-slanter to midwicket
85.1
Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, climbs from a good length and catches Smith by surprise. The bottom hand comes off the bat handle as the ball hits him high on the bat
84.5
Potts to Smith, 1 run, 128.8kph, driven to the left of cover off the front foot and the fielder half-stops with a dive
84.4
Potts to Smith, no run, 129kph, angling in from wide of the crease, blocked
84.3
Potts to Smith, no run, full again, 127.2kph, Smith moves across to block it back to Potts
84.2
Potts to Smith, no run, 125.2kph, pitched up, Smith blocks solidly back towards the bowler
84.1
Potts to Smith, no run, 128.7kph, beauty from Potts! Wobble seam delivery that hits the deck on a fullish length before seaming away. The line forces Smith to play at it and the ball whizzes past the outside edge
83
Potts to Smith, no run, 128.8kph, pitched up delivery, blocked into the off-side
82.5
Potts to Smith, no run, 128.3kph, pitched up ball, Smith defensively pushes it to the left of the bowler
82
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Brydon Carse to Smith, FOUR, cracking shot from Smith to get to his fifty! Full and angling in, overpitched, the captain shuffles across and offers a vertical bat to drill it to the left of the non-striker. Smith raises his bat...
81.5
Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, 133.8kph, fullish ball wide of off, no shot offered
81.4
Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, 136.4kph, very full, driven straight to extra cover
81.3
Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, 134.8kph, full again, the line is wider and Smith shoulders arms
81.2
4
Brydon Carse to Smith, FOUR, 133.9kph, overpitched delivery outside off and Smith drives with the swing through point. The new ball speeds away to the fence
81.1
Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, 132.3kph, full toss outside off and Smith misses out as he miscues the drive to mid-off
80
Will Jacks to Smith, no run, 85.9kph, full ball, Smith knocks it to midwicket
79.5
Will Jacks to Smith, no run, 86.1kph, length ball, defended with a closed bat-face
79.2
Will Jacks to Smith, 1 run, 85.5kph, similar ball, Smith gets forward to clip it to the right of midwicket
79.1
Will Jacks to Smith, no run, 86.3kph, full on the stumps, Smith turns it to midwicket
78
Will Jacks to Smith, no run, tossed up full delivery drifting in from outside off, Smith prods ahead and blocks it back to Will Jacks
77.5
Will Jacks to Smith, no run, turning in towards leg-stump from a back of a length, tucked towards square leg
77
Stokes to Smith, no run, hard length delivery around off, Smith camps back and pushes it to covers. Back-to-back maidens for Stokes
76.5
Stokes to Smith, no run, full length delivery outside off, Smith prods ahead a touch and pushes it to mid-off
76.4
Stokes to Smith, no run, 139kph hard length delivery outside off, Smith shuffles across a bit and blocks it solidly
76.3
Stokes to Smith, no run, 137.1kph full delivery outside off, Smith leans ahead a bit and eases it towards covers
76.2
Stokes to Smith, no run, good steam from Stokes there! 141.6kph well-directed bouncer angling in on middle and leg, Smith half-ducks under it
76.1
Stokes to Smith, no run, 133.5kph back of a length delivery angling in on middle and off from wider of the crease, Smith covers the line and tucks it towards mid-wicket
75.3
Will Jacks to Smith, 1 run, on a length and turning towards the leg-stump, played with soft hands to square leg
75.2
Will Jacks to Smith, no run, full delivery drifting in on off from over the wicket, flicked towards short mid-wicket
75
Stokes to Smith, no run, length delivery in the channel, Smith leans ahead a bit and blocks it off the inner half towards mid-wicket
74.5
4
Stokes to Smith, byes, FOUR, back of a length delivery on off, seaming down leg sharply, Smith moves inside the line and tries to work it across but misses. Jamie Smith dives to his left but the ball goes past him in a flash
74.4
Stokes to Smith, no run, 135kph short of length delivery moving down leg, Jamie Smith has to dive to his left to stop it
74.3
Stokes to Smith, no run, 134.1kph full delivery angling in on off, Smith is early into the flick and gets a soft leading edge but it lands well short of the fielder at covers
74.2
Stokes to Smith, no run, 137.7kph back of a length delivery outside off, Smith hangs back and plays it with an angled bat to gully
74.1
Stokes to Smith, no run, shortish delivery just outside off, Smith covers the line and defends it down the track
74
Jacob Bethell to Smith, 1 run, a bit of extra bounce from a back of a length outside off, Smith controls it well as he gets on top of the bounce and slaps it to sweeper cover to retain strike
73.3
Jacob Bethell to Smith, 1 run, on the shorter side on off, Smith rocks back and cuts it to deep extra cover
73.2
Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, the in-drifter on middle and off, eased back to Jacob Bethell
73.1
Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, full delivery drifting in on middle, Smith drives it to extra cover
72.1
Stokes to Smith, 1 run, 136.6kph hard length delivery shaping in on middle, Smith shuffles across and works it to mid-wicket
71.5
Jacob Bethell to Smith, 1 run, floated full delivery on middle and off, driven to the left of Bethell who dives to make a half-stop but can't prevent the single
71.4
Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, 90.3kph back of a length delivery on off, Smith hangs back and taps it towards point
71.3
Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, full delivery drifting in on off, Smith lunges and eases it to the left of Jacob Bethell
71.2
Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, quicker and flatter and on a back of a length on off, pushed to the right of Jacob Bethell
71.1
Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, full delivery drifting into middle, Smith leans ahead and eases it back to Jacob Bethell
70.5
Stokes to Smith, 1 run, hard length delivery seaming in from outside off, Smith hops and plays it with soft hands through covers
70.4
Stokes to Smith, no run, 139.5kph fuller length delivery outside off, Smith goes for a drive with hard hands and gets it off the inner half towards mid-wicket
70.3
Stokes to Smith, no run, fractionally overpitched outside off, Smith drills it to extra cover. He lets out a grunt. It was there to be hit but he couldn't find the gap
70.2
4
Stokes to Smith, FOUR, good manipulation of the field! Shortish delivery angling in on middle and off, Smith swivels across and helps it past the keeper. Fine leg is a bit square and has no chance to stop it
70.1
Stokes to Smith, no run, fullish delivery outside off, driven crisply but straight to extra cover
69.4
Jacob Bethell to Smith, 1 run, coming in with the arm, Smith tucks it through square leg
69.3
Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, Jacob Bethell switches to round the wicket and drifts in a full delivery on middle, Smith lunges in defence
69
Stokes to Smith, no run, short of length delivery outside off, Smith hops and points his bat skywards to let it go. Exaggerated movement from Smith there but he didn't offer any shot
68.5
4
Stokes to Smith, FOUR, smartly played! Shortish delivery angling in from outside off, Smith moves inside the line and helps the pull through backward square leg. The fielder in the deep moves to his left but has no chance to stop it
68.5
Stokes to Smith, no ball, Stokes switches back to over the wicket and bowls a 137.1kph short of length delivery in the channel, played with an open bat-face towards point. Stokes has overstepped
68.3
Stokes to Smith, 1 run, some interest from the slip cordon! Was the nip-backer that landed on a back of a length outside off and seamed in sharply, Smith was caught in a bit of tangle and might have gotten an inside edge onto the pads
68.2
Stokes to Smith, no run, 135.1kph hard length delivery in the channel, Smith hangs back and defends it towards covers
68.1
4
Stokes to Smith, FOUR, edged but into the gap! Short of a length delivery shaping in from outside off, Smith camps back and plays it with soft hands. Gets it off the outer half of the bat but it goes through the gap between second slip and gully and runs through to the fence behind
67
Stokes to Smith, no run, short of length delivery shaping in from outside off, Smith shuffles across a bit and stonewalls it
66
Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, coming in with the arm and on a back of a length on middle and leg, Smith hangs back in defence
65.5
Jacob Bethell to Smith, 2 runs, in the air... but safe! Smith dances down the track and goes fro an expansive hit downtown but ends up slicing it over long-off. The fielder backtracks but it lands beyond his reach. A couple results
65.4
Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, full delivery drifting towards the pads, nudged to short fine
65.3
Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, 89.7kph full delivery outside off, Smith prods ahead and eases it to covers
65.2
4
Jacob Bethell to Smith, FOUR, shot! Fractionally overpitched around off, Smith leans towards it and drives it beautifully past extra cover to find the fence. The timing was spot on
65.1
Jacob Bethell to Smith, no run, tossed up full delivery outside off, Smith leans ahead and eases it to covers
65
Will Jacks to Smith, 1 run, too full, Smith drives to long-on
64.3
Will Jacks to Smith, 1 run, 87.8kph, nudged to square leg
64.1
Will Jacks to Smith, 1 run, over the wicket, flighted outside off with a slip in place, Smith gets forward and drives down to long-on
64
Tongue to Smith, 1 run, 134.9kph, chance? Yes. A tough one though. Back of a length, Smith inside-edges it to the left of leg gully. Crawley dives low to his left but it doesn't stick. Definitely carried
63.5
Tongue to Smith, no run, uppish and safe! 132.7kph, good length and it holds onto the pitch a bit, Smith is early into his drive. Chips it to the left of the bowler and it falls short of mid-off
63.4
Tongue to Smith, 2 runs, 132.3kph, shuffles across to tuck this short of length ball to deep backward square leg
63
Potts to Smith, no run, 128.6kph, blocked back to the bowler
62.5
Potts to Smith, no run, 133.9kph, comes in with the angle, Smith shoulders arms after moving across. Nod of the head from Smith appreciating the ball
62.3
Potts to Smith, 1 run, 130.2kph, clipped to midwicket and Head is a bit lethargic with his running. A direct-hit would have been curtains for him but Duckett misses the target by a long way
62.2
Potts to Smith, no run, 128.7kph, beaten! Smith walks forward and across to play a booming drive. The ball lands on a full length and seams away to go past the outside edge
62.1
Potts to Smith, no run, 130.5kph, short of length, defensively pushed to short midwicket
62
Tongue to Smith, 1 run, 137.2kph, yorker length, Smith brings his bat down in time and jams it to cover for a single
61.5
Tongue to Smith, no run, 137.9kph, fuller than a length, Smith pushes at it and outside-edges to point
61.4
Tongue to Smith, no run, 134.3kph, length ball on off, Smith defends it to mid-on
61.3
Tongue to Smith, no run, 132.5kph, slanting in from a short of length, tucked to midwicket
61
Potts to Smith, no run, 133.7kph, pitched up delivery, stonewalled
60.5
Potts to Smith, no run, 127.6kph, fuller than a length, Smith defends down the pitch
60.4
Potts to Smith, no run, 129kph, shorter, Smith shuffles to defend it into off
60.3
Potts to Smith, no run, 130kph, short of length, defended back to the bowler
60
Tongue to Smith, no run, 133.6kph, straighter line, Smith looks to glance/flick and the ball goes to leg gully off his thigh pad
59.5
Tongue to Smith, no run, 134.6kph, hard length, nibbles away and beats the outside edge of Smith who has a poke at it
59.4
4
Tongue to Smith, FOUR, 132.9kph, short of length ball outside off and the Australian captain pounces. Smith shuffles and stands tall to punch it nicely through point. First boundary for Smith
59.3
Tongue to Smith, no run, 134.3kph, slanting down leg and keeps a shade low, goes past Smith's pull and the keeper dives to his left to stop it
59
Potts to Smith, no run, 130.6kph, seams back in, beats Smith's inside edge to rap him high on the thigh. Maiden over
58.5
Potts to Smith, no run, 133.2kph, defends this full delivery to the right of the non-striker
58.4
Potts to Smith, no run, 129.2kph, fuller than a length that shapes away outside off, Smith lifts his bat and lets it go
58.3
Potts to Smith, no run, 132.7kph, angling in on a good length, Smith defends it on the leg-side
58.2
Potts to Smith, no run, 132.9kph, appeal for lbw, umpire Chris Gaffaney turns it down. Wide of the crease, angling in from a short of length and beats Smith's defensive inside edge to hit him on the back leg. Too high
58.1
Potts to Smith, no run, 133.6kph, full around off, Smith moves across to push it back to Potts
57.3
Tongue to Smith, 1 run, 137.1kph, full and angling in, Smith drops it in front of cover with soft hands for a quick single
57.2
Tongue to Smith, no run, 135.6kph, pitched up, Smith drives to point
57.1
Tongue to Smith, no run, 132kph, on a length and wide of off, Smith leaves it alone
56.5
Brydon Carse to Smith, 1 run, 138.1kph, Smith tucks this in-angling length ball towards midwicket
56.4
Brydon Carse to Smith, 2 runs, 137.9kph, plays away from his body does Smith to drive this fullish ball outside off to the left of mid-off. Stokes runs back and hunts it down. Smith off the mark with a brace
56.3
Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, 137.6kph, low bounce on a short of length, Smith hops across to keep it out on the on-side. The batter and the bowler exchange smiles
56
Potts to Smith, no run, 134.1kph, two slips in place and Potts bowls a length ball around off, Smith is half-forward to defend and outside-halves it towards gully
55.5
Potts to Smith, no run, 130.7kph, back of a length down leg, Smith shuffles and lets it pass
55
Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, 139.3kph, climbs from a length outside off and that surprises Smith who gets beaten on the outside edge. The ball straightened off the deck and squared up the batter
54.5
Brydon Carse to Smith, no run, 141.8kph, short of length down leg, Smith shuffles across to flick and misses