Smith finished as the fourth-highest run-getter in the Ashes series. The ace batter made 286 runs in four matches and eight innings at a superb average of 57.20. The right-handed batter notched up one fifty and as many centuries.
Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) pitch curator Adam Lewis expressed his confidence that the pitch will be different from the one that was prepared for New South Wales and Tasmania.
Former Australia Test skipper Tim Paine labelled the SCG pitch as an "absolute disgrace" which was produced for the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and Tasmania.