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. He took 4/15 against Queensland and finished with 9 wickets overall. Langer added that before Smith regains the captaincy, "a bit of process" will have to be followed. The longer Smith's captaincy went on, the more frequent his struggles became. In the first Test at Centurion, Johannesburg, Smith made his fourth century and first in South Africa, where he and Shaun Marsh made a 233 run partnership from 4–98. Steve Smith was snubbed from the Australian captaincy on Sunday night but reassured he’s still in the frame to one day get his old position back. Steven Smith averages 71 as Australia's Test skipper with 12 hundreds Both massive run-scorers, Kohli and Smith have each tallied in excess of 2,500 Test match runs as captain. [17] In the final match of the season he took 7 for 64 in the second innings against South Australia.[18]. IND Vs AUS 2020: Justin Langer Gives Update On Possibility Of Steve Smith's Captaincy Ahead of the upcoming Test series against India, Australian coach Justin Langer expressed his views on Steve Smith being considered to return to captaincy. The same month, he made his One Day International debut against the West Indies also at Melbourne, playing in the fifth match of the series. ... Australia v India: Aaron Finch injury sparks renewed Steve Smith captaincy speculation Sporting News. He did so well for Sevenoaks that he was picked to play for Surrey's second XI. India defeated Australia by six wickets at the Sydney Cricket Ground to seal … [110] In his first match in Perth he registered 10 runs but in the following games he made 73*, 104 and 67 runs. [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. Grace, and in fact Murdoch’s batting record as Test captain (677 runs at 35.08) is far better than his record without the captaincy (31 runs at 7.75). [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. It’s with this knowledge that Cricket Australia decided to name Steve Smith as captain for the rest of the Test series against India, and effectively anoint him as the long-term replacement for Michael Clarke. Smith made his Twenty20 cricket debut for New South Wales in a match against South Australia at Adelaide on 1 January 2008 during the six team KFC Big Bash competition. Throughout the following ODI series, Smith averaged in excess of 40 across the first two matches, before leaving early for a rest. [278][279] In ODIs it becomes more apparent, as he will put himself on to bowl when others' economy rates are too high. [12], Smith was a member of the Australian team at the 2008 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Malaysia. Steve Smith was snubbed from the Australian captaincy on Sunday night but reassured hes still in the frame to one day get his old position back. Ian Craig (R) with Sir Donald Bradman in 1960. A run of 8 wins in 10 matches helped Supergiant finish in the second position, and thus qualify for the playoffs, with Smith receiving praise for his captaincy from renowned cricketers and experts like Sunil Gavaskar and Kevin Pietersen. [111], India arrived in Australia to play the Border-Gavaskar Test match series and a tri-series ODI competition with England. The report stated that, while he did not develop the plan, Smith was found to have misled match officials and others, and as captain did not act to prevent it. Langer added that before Smith regains the captaincy, "a bit of process" will have to be followed. [204] Smith's diminishing returns with the bat and lower than average strike rate suggested that he may have been struggling somewhat. Michael Vaughan, former England captain, has questioned the absence of Smith from the leadership role and is hopeful that if a similar case happens in ODIs and Tests, Smith should get the captaincy. [244][245], In a similar vein to Bodyline devised by England in the 1930s to disrupt Bradman's scoring, which was largely employed by Harold Larwood, New Zealand devised a set of tactics to curb Smith's scoring. This position also allows him to play to either the on or off side with ease. Captaincy record: 28 matches, 4 wins, 11 draws, 13. Virat Kohli? [165] Despite the large total, it was chased down by South Africa in the 50th over. The five-month break from cricket activity saw a surprise pick of Smith called up for the 2014 Zimbabwe Tri-Series on the August 2014. HOLDING the Australian Test captaincy can affect people in different ways. With overcast conditions and a green top, Alastair Cook won the toss and elected to field. But there are now talks of whether Smith should be handed back the Test captaincy with Pain, 36, at the fag end of his career now. 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. Although the squad for the 2013 Ashes was finalised in April, Smith was the vice-captain of Australia's A team and was later called into the main squad after showing some promise in the Australia's A tour to the United Kingdom in June where he made 133 runs against Ireland in Belfast but also as a backup batsman due to Michael Clarke's fitness concerns. Joint most 50+ scores (four) in Cricket World Cup knockout matches. In the second innings, Smith played a ball onto his stumps after scoring a rapid and threatening 17 runs off 15 balls. Fellow New South Welshman David Warner was appointed as his vice-captain. 3 days ago. Chappell’s availability fluctuated several more times before Hughes eventually took over on a full-time basis, but the constant swapping between the captaincy and vice-captaincy left a tone of instability around his leadership. [127] He was also named in the team of the tournament by ESPNcricinfo and Cricbuzz. Second youngest batsman to top the ICC Test batting rankings. Steve Smith lost the Australia captaincy because of his role in the 2018 ball-tampering scandal. "[213][214][215], In April 2019, he was named in Australia's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. Also check what Steve Smith said ahead of the first India vs Australia 2020 Test in Adelaide. Hughes made his Test debut in August 1977 and was captaining the side less than two years later. Smith was called into the Ashes XI squad for the first Test of 2013–14 Ashes series in Brisbane. [242], Following the T20I series’, Australia played Pakistan and New Zealand at home in two and three match Test series respectively. 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. In RPS's first game against Mumbai Indians, Smith led his team to victory in style, scoring 84* and was rewarded with the Man of The Match award. [205] During the match South African fast bowler and player of the match Kagiso Rabada was suspended for the following Test after he made physical contact with Smith after he dismissed him. Test Captaincy discussions ongoing: Australia's Steve Smith With Paine, at 36, reaching the fag end of his career, a fresh captaincy discussion has started The three Test series was a disaster for the Aussies, losing 3–0. [243], In the first day-night Test match at Perth against New Zealand, Smith struggled, scoring 43 and 16, and was dismissed both innings to the short-pitched bowling of fast-bowler Neil Wagner. Fastest batsman to reach 7,000 runs in Tests. [116] Steve started positively in his first-class match with a century against Kent in Canterbury. The other three men – Kim Hughes, Ian Craig and Billy Murdoch – had vastly differing experiences during their time in the highest sporting office in the land. The 2–0 victory against the West Indies gave Australia some momentum into the long waited Ashes series in the British Isles. Steve Smith has done a brilliant job in the past. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Smith_(cricketer_born_1989) [63][64] He played only two matches of the tournament before returning to Australia for elbow surgery. He went unsold at the 2012 IPL Players Auction, but was later bought as a replacement for Mitchell Marsh by the Pune Warriors India. [29][30] Smith was given the captaincy of the Royals in the latter half of the 2015 season and led the team to significant victories, thus ensuring a berth for his team in the play-off part of the tournament. He also took nine catches throughout the tournament. Kim Hughes hurries away from his press conference after issuing a tearful resignation. [221] In the tournament, he scored 379 runs at an average of 37.90, including four fifties. Steve Smith holds the best record in terms of win percentage (65.5) The Indian Premier League (IPL) has been blessed with some exceptional captains over the last 12 years. [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. [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. [163], Australia's disappointing run of form continued into their ODI tour of South Africa. Come out on top at the end of the season and you could score $11K. As of April 2018, Smith has made a total of 37 first-class centuries, ten List A centuries and one T20 century. [126] He was named in the team of the tournament for the 2015 World Cup by the ICC. Australia went on to win the three match series 3–0. [206] Rabada successfully appealed the ban; a decision that annoyed Smith. ", "Why Steven Smith is the best of the Fab Four", "Joe Root? [193][194] In February 2018 he received the Allan Border Medal and Australian Test Player of the Year award. "[251], Despite Smith scoring 214 runs from 5 innings at an average of 42.80, and atypically for Smith a low strike rate of 34.13[252]—who just three months earlier in the 2019 Ashes scored at a rate of 64.71 per 100 balls[253]—Australia managed to win all three Tests by a margin of over 200 runs, largely thanks to Marnus Labuschagne's batting, who scored 549 runs from 6 innings at an average of 91.5, with two hundreds and three fifties. When Aaron Finch was handed over the captaincy of the Australian ODI team in 2018, the team was going through a tough period. Steve Smith Is Looking "Pretty Scary" For Opposition Teams: Glenn Maxwell . He later returned to complete his innings after passing the concussion tests and was out, lbw, for 92. 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