Australian skipper Steve Smith has shockingly revealed that he could have turned out for England if he had accepted the offer from Surrey. In his autobiography, The Journey, he has opened about one of the biggest decision of his cricket career. After a lot of struggle in his early days as a cricketer.

The 28-year-old is currently preparing for the upcoming Ashes series against England which is all set to commence from November 23 in Brisbane at the Gabba. He will also be playing in the domestic Sheffield Shield season starting from this week to fine tune the shortcomings in his batting. He had a relatively below-par limited-overs series in India and had to return midway from the tour after injuring his shoulder during the final ODI in Nagpur. He remains the best batsman of the traditional format of cricket and would look to pile on the runs in the huge series.

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“It was a lot of money to potentially throw away as an 18-year-old and I’d never conceived of such a large amount in my life. If it had been about money then it would have been no contest. Surrey were offering me a three-year deal worth around £30,000 per year while my first rookie contract with Cricket NSW netted me around AUD$12,000. “I had to decide whether I wanted to press on with the ambition to play for New South Wales and, ultimately, Australia, or throw in my lot with English county side Surrey and pursue the possibility of playing international cricket for England,” Smith wrote in his book.

Smith also in another interesting piece in his autobiography wrote that he has possibilities of turning out for New Zealand as well.