[47][48] In the tournament, he scored 319 runs at an average of 39.87, including three fifties. Cricket Australia needs to decide whether Steve Smith’s national captaincy career is over - and fast. In March 2018, Smith was widely criticised for overseeing ball tampering in the third Test against South Africa, during which he stood down from the team captaincy and was replaced by Tim Paine. We'll see how we go. He scored 51 off 50 balls but could not lead RPS to victory. Captaincy record: 5 matches, 3 wins, 2 draws. [269] Smith spontaneously experimented with his technique during the Perth Test match in the 2013–14 Ashes, during which he decided to take a "prelim movement back and across" to counter short-pitched bowling. [195][196][197][198], Smith was rested for the T20 series against New Zealand and England so he could prepare for the South African Test series. As an all-rounder, he scored 166 runs with the bat from nine matches with a strike rate of 130.71, including one half century. In the previous two Sheffield seasons his form had been good without being great (averaging 37), but he was chosen for the 17-man squad, primarily as a backup batsman, rather than an allrounder as he had been in the Test team previously. After losing five consecutive Tests, Smith made 59 and 40, respectively, with the addition of his team performances to win the day-night Test match in Adelaide. [283], For the 1980s NSW and Transvaal player, see, "At 26, he is a fine young man with extraordinary talent, excellent leadership qualities and a terrific temperament. Eventually it was Australia’s results rather than his own individual performances that led to Hughes’ demise as skipper and that infamous tearful resignation. His overall Test record, while still unparalleled in the modern game, stands at 7,227 runs at an average of 62.84. [citation needed], On 15 December, Smith was named Australia's new vice-captain and following an injury to Michael Clarke, he was appointed stand-in skipper against India with Brad Haddin as his deputy. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. [168] Following the defeat, criticism of Smith's captaincy and the team's performance emerged which saw the influx of young players such as Matt Renshaw, Peter Handscomb and Nic Maddison for the last Test. In the tournament he scored 114 runs and took seven wickets in four matches. Smith didn't get a call for the ODI team for a long time before being selected for the 2014 Zimbabwe Tri-series. 07 Dec 2020: Steve Smith might regain captaincy, Langer reveals . Interestingly, Steve Smith, who was stripped of his captaincy as part of his two-year leadership ban in March 2018, is now eligible to lead Australia again. [125] Smith was Australia's highest run scorer in the tournament, scoring 402 runs at an average of 67, including a century and four fifties. Australia star batsman Steve Smith said he is not thinking about returning to captaincy and is looking forward to executing his role well in the upcoming 4-Test series against India from December 17. [20], In the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 competition held in the West Indies, Australia finished runners up to England. However, Smith's hundred was in vain as India chased down the target in the 48th over, India winning the series 2–1. [57][58], In September 2018, Smith returned to Australian club cricket by scoring 85 off 91 balls for Sutherland in a one-day match against Mosman. [260][261], On 16 July 2020, Smith was named in a 26-man preliminary squad of players to begin training ahead of a possible tour to England following the COVID-19 pandemic. He received the Man of the Match award for this effort. The three Test series was a disaster for the Aussies, losing 3–0. In the third Test, significant for being the first-ever day-night Test held at the Adelaide Oval, Smith defied difficult batting conditions to register 53 in the first innings, before falling for 14 in the second innings. [115] He made his captaincy debut for Australia in the Second Test match against India at the Gabba. [34], The Supergiant management axed MS Dhoni as captain and named Smith as captain for the 2017 season. [225][226], In the first innings of the second Test, his innings was interrupted on 80, when he was hit by a 148.7 km/h ball on the left side of his neck, under the ear from Jofra Archer. [269] However, Smith compensates for his unique technique with outstanding hand-eye co-ordination, focus,[271] and his footwork, especially to spin bowlers, is exemplary. [233], In the first innings of the fourth Test at Old Trafford Smith scored his third double-century in Test matches and third century in the series and became the first batsman to score 500 or more runs in three successive Ashes series. In the fourth Test in Trent Bridge, Australia needed a win to draw the series. Despite this, Australia won by six wickets. In the final Smith's men faced Mumbai yet again. Smith also had his contract with the Rajasthan Royals IPL team for the 2018 season terminated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India as a consequence of the sanctions. Smith scored his first century on Australian soil in the 4th ODI at the MCG. Steve Smith prepares for the first Test against India. Murdoch showed tremendous leadership both on and off the field, leading a player strike in 1884 in a quest for a greater share of gate takings. 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