Smith was standing in close at slip with a helmet on when South Africa captain Temba Bavuma edged one into the cordon off pacer Mitchell Starc, and the Australia veteran grassed the chance with Bavuma on just two at the time.
A frustrating stand between Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood for 10th wicket, during which they put on 59 runs and Starc scored a historic first-ever fifty by a player batting at number nine or below in an ICC knockout match, took Aussies from 152/9 to 207, helping them put up a challenging
Starc, Hazlewood achieved this feat during the ICC World Test Championship final against South Africa on Friday. Coming into the day three at 144/8, Australia lost Nathan Lyon early, but Starc struck a historic half-century, the first one by a batter number nine or below in a ICC tournament
Starc who is usually known to uproot batters' stumps early in the innings and produce clutch bowling spells when it mattered the most, showcased to the world an absolutely rare side of his, a bowler who could grind it out with the bat during crisis, during the ICC World Test Championship (WT
Currently ranked 6th with 9 points, the team will play Australia on June 14 and 15, and Argentina on June 17 and 18, at London's Lee Valley Hockey & Tennis Centre.
Former opener Matthew Hayden weighed in on the catastrophic outing that South Africa and Australia batters endured during the World Test Championship (WTC) final and believes some of the wickets stemmed from "clear technical deficiencies".
Australia captain Pat Cummins reigned supreme and toppled records with his sizzling six-wicket haul on the second day of the World Test Championship final at the famed Lord's against South Africa as the fate of the prized title hangs in balance.
South Africa's David Bedingham exuded "confidence" in the Proteas' ability to gun down whatever target Australia throws at them and assured that they will approach the fourth innings chase with "belief" in the World Test Championship (WTC) final.