Australia captain Steve Smith tormented England with another century as the fourth Ashes test ended in a frustrating draw for Joe Root's side at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday. Smith hit his 23rd century in just 110 innings to surpass Sachin Tendulkar who toot 123 innings to reach the milestone. IRKSOME WARNERRain fell during lunch but cleared to give England ample time to find a breakthrough as Australia resumed on 178-4. The tourists laboured fruitlessly on an unresponsive pitch, however, as Smith and Marsh proceeded with discipline, content to bat time rather than set a fourth-innings chase. Smith was impervious to it all, playing straight and bunting the ball back to the bowler repeatedly.

Source: dna December 30, 2017 07:18 UTC