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. Ashes series are always huge," the 28-year-old told reporters when asked about his stirring celebration. 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: bd News24 November 25, 2017 09:33 UTC