On day four of the fourth Ashes Test at Old Trafford, Manchester, England somehow managed to escape follow on, but Australia’s bowling as well as the batting department ensured that the team gets a step closer to take 2-1 lead into the five-match series.
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Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins bowled extremely well to restrict England to 301 which gave visitors a lead of 196 runs. Now, when Aussies came out to bat in their second innings, Steve Smith once again stood up for the task as he managed to get 82 runs after scoring a double century in the first innings.
The score of 82 is by far his lowest score in this Ashes where he has 671 runs in five innings averaging 134.2. He is the highest run getter in the series even after missing a match and an innings due to concussion.
And here is how twitter reacted to his lowest score and his innovative shots during the course:
Find someone who loves you as much loves batting.
— Nikhil (@CricCrazyNIKS)
Waking up and it’s Groundhog Day: parliament will be a shambles and Steve Smith will be batting.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker)
Steve Smith doing shadow batting while fielding. He truly loves batting!!
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)
Fun Fact: Steve Smith's batting average in this Ashes is more than the number of runs Joe Root has scored in the series.
— Manya (@CSKian716)
Steve Smith: "Textbook shot, say what?"
— ICC (@ICC)
Steve Smith after he plays a shot :
— Hayls (@haysmbrown)
practicing a shot while on his back on the pitch!
Only Steve Smith things!
— Pallavi Deka (@MyCricketTweets)
Down and Out....for this test anyway. Decent return of 293 runs this week.
— Ryan Pierse (@RyanPierse)
Only Steve Smith would play practice shots while lying on his back
— Kudakwashe Sithole (@kudasith)
Feature Image Courtesy: AFP/ Oli Scarff
