Ashes 2021-22: Australia v England second Test, day three – live!

The considered Geoff Lemon had some thoughts on the considered Steve Smith.

“In 2017, Steve Smith began what can now be mapped as his highest batting peak. Three centuries in four Tests while leading a tour of India, a feat no visiting captain has bettered, while holding his team in the series until a final defeat 2-1. Then home for an Ashes series that he opened with a match-winning hundred at Brisbane, followed with a double in Perth, and sealed with a hundred in Sydney, winning 4-0 with 687 runs at an average of over 137. Three months later came the Cape Town sandpaper affair, and his year-long ban ended up being an absence from Test cricket of 16 months.

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source https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2021/dec/18/ashes-2021-22-australia-vs-england-day-three-3-cricket-second-2nd-test-live-score-card-aus-v-eng-start-time-latest-updates

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