So was the emotional celebration of Steve Smith as he completed one of his finest test centuries in the series-opening Ashes test in Brisbane on Saturday. With England 33 for two and holding a seven-run lead, the match is still very much within the tourists' hands. But in grinding his way through the slowest of his test tons, Smith showed that he would carry his entire team to victory on his own back if forced to. In praising Smith, Broad also revealed his lower estimation of Australia's other batsmen, with only Shaun Marsh able to post a half-century in support of his captain. "He played with a lot of patience, he was very disciplined around his off-stump, but also credit to our bowling attack.

Source: The Star November 25, 2017 09:33 UTC