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Australia's Steve Smith celebrates aft scoring a period successful Sydney connected Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo)
NEW DELHI: Steven Smith etched his sanction deeper into cricket’s grounds books connected Tuesday, surpassing the legendary Don Bradman to go the highest run-scorer against England. The Aussie batter is present down lone India greats Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli among the apical run-scorers against a azygous opponent, arsenic helium produced different masterclass connected Day 3 of the 5th and last Ashes Test astatine the Sydney Cricket Ground.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Australia’s stand-in skipper raised his 37th Test hundred, reaching the landmark with a deft 3 to good leg, and successful the process took his aggregate runs against England to 5085, moving past Bradman’s 5028 against the aforesaid opponents. Only Tendulkar (6707 vs Australia) and Kohli (5551 vs Australia) present beryllium supra Smith connected the all-time database of astir planetary runs against a azygous opposition.
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The period was Smith’s 13th successful the Ashes, placing him 2nd lone to Bradman’s 19, and further underlining his dominance successful cricket’s oldest rivalry. At the SCG, Smith present has 1225 runs astatine an mean of 72.05, with 5 centuries — numbers bettered lone by erstwhile skipper Ricky Ponting.
Most runs vs an hostile successful planetary cricket
- 6707 - Sachin Tendulkar vs Australia
- 5551 - Virat Kohli vs Australia
- 5108 - Sachin Tendulkar vs Sri Lanka
- 5085* - Steven Smith vs England
- 5028 - Don Bradman vs England
Smith’s sound lifted Australia into a commanding presumption aft Travis Head had laid the level with a blistering 163. The right-hander, batting connected 129 astatine stumps, guided Australia beyond a 100-run pb and strengthened their grip connected the lucifer and the series. With this effort, helium besides moved past
Rahul Dravid
to ascent to seventh connected the all-time Test hundreds list, present conscionable 1 period shy of Kumar Sangakkara.
Most Ashes hundreds
- 19 - Don Bradman
- 13 - Steven Smith
- 12 - Jack Hobbs
- 10 - Steve Waugh
- 9 - Wally Hammond
- 9 - David Gower
Speaking aft stumps, Smith said the SCG wicket suited his crippled and praised Head for his interaction astatine the top. Comfortable connected his location platform and backed by a raucous crowd, Smith erstwhile again proved why, erstwhile it comes to England, helium present stands atop the ladder successful the past books.Most Test hundreds
- 51 - Sachin Tendulkar
- 45 - Jacques Kallis
- 41 - Ricky Ponting
- 41 - Joe Root
- 38 - Kumar Sangakkara
- 37 - Steven Smith
- 36 - Rahul Dravid
