The tourists No3 was determined to make a point at the scene of his first Test century and,after a reprieve from a Steven Finn no-ball, he reached his 11thThe last time Steve Smith came to play in Kennington, or he was a 24-year-old without a Test century to his name,still finding his way in Australia’s middle order. That was in 2013. Cricket moves quickly these days, and a lot has changed in those two years, and not least Smith himself. He returned as one of the main batsmen in the world,ranked No3 now, and only recently deposed from the top spot by Joe Root.
Smith made his first ton in that very match in 2013, and 138 in a strange game in which England gave debuts to both Chris Woakes and Simon Kerrigan,and Michael Clarke infuriated his own management with a generous declaration, spared in the finish only by the outrageous light on the fifth evening. It seems unlikely England will approach so close to winning this time.
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Source: theguardian.com