Smith’s unsuccessful Ashes comeback, Bradman remains on top!

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Ashes Series: Fourth Test match, England won the toss and decided to bowl first.

New Delhi. The fourth Test of the 5-Test Ashes series between Australia and England is being played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Captain of England in this Boxing Day Test ben stokes After winning the toss, they decided to bowl first, which is proving successful so far. Australia had a bad start in the first session of the first day and lost 4 wickets for 72 runs till the lunch break. Major batsman in this travis head And steve smith Name is included.

steve smith Has not had a great performance in this Ashes series so far. He scored only 9 runs. Josh Tongue Was out on the ball of. With this wicket, Smith’s batting average in Ashes matches as captain has declined. His average after the first test was 112.28, which has now come down to 89.80.

Comparison of Steve Smith’s batting averages

Steve Smith now averages 89.80 and compared to Sir Don Bradman Can be done from, whose average is 90.07. Other giants in this list like bob simpson, alan border And steve waugh Also included. In view of this, Smith’s situation is a bit worrying.

Players with top batting average in the Ashes

• 90.07 – Don Bradman
• 89.80 – Steve Smith
• 81.30 – Bob Simpson
• 58.57 – Alan Border
• 56.90 – Steve Waugh
• 56.75 – Graham Gooch
• 56.00 – Warwick Armstrong

condition of competition

The England team has trailed 0-3 in the series and after winning the toss in the fourth Test, chose the right option of bowling first. Josh Tongue Due to the brilliant bowling of England, Australia took 4 wickets for 72 runs in the first session. travis head Was out after scoring 12 runs, while Labuschagne Scored only 6 runs. Usman Khawaja Currently present at the crease.