England might have saved themselves from blushes by playing a draw in the exciting fourth Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday (January 9). Australia, who are already leading the five match Test series 3-0, dominated the match but Stuart Broad and James Anderson remained resilient and didn't lose the last wicket in the last 12 balls when the scoreboard read 270/9. As a result, the match ended in a draw and Pat Cummins' men remained just one wicket away from tasting victory.
Now with the draw, where England's spirit is lauded by everyone, Australia's vice-captain Steve Smith has surpassed the legendary Sir Don Bradman and claimed a feat against his name. On the other hand, among the Fab 4 of the cricket world in current times, Joe Root, Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, Steve Smith, Root has added an embarrassing record to his name following which he has overtaken New Zealand's captain Kane Williamson.
Talking about the Steve Smith, during the fourth Test he produced an all-round performance with both batting and bowling. In the first innings, he scored a sedate 67 runs and followed it up with a 23-run knock in the second. He also scalped an important wicket of Jack Leach in a thrilling turn. In a spell of four overs, he conceded 10 runs and bagged a wicket. While, in terms of batting, he left behind the great Bradman.
In the history of Test cricket, if we talk about the batters who have scored most runs at an average of 60 or more, Smith has etched his name on the top. Smith has played 81 Test matches for Australia so far and has scored 7757 runs at an average of 60.60, which is the most runs scored by any batter.
Most Test runs among batters with an average 60+
7757: Steve Smith*
6996: Don Bradman
4555: Herbert Sutcliffe
2256: Graeme Pollock
2190: George Headley
1485: Adam Voges
1072: Sid Barnes
723: Stewie Dempster
613: Devon Conway*
Root becomes the player with the most draws
Meanwhile, with England's drawn Test at SCG, skipper Joe Root topped the list of playing the most draw matches in career, leaving behind his contemporaries Kane Williamson, Virat Kohli and Steve Smith.
Most number of drawn Tests in career
22: Joe Root*
21: Kane Williamson
19: Virat Kohli
11: Steve Smith*
