5 unforgettable moments in the Ashes 2019 series

Australia retained the Ashes urn, while England managed to draw the series 2-2.

Steve Smith emotional tons on comeback; has a series of life

Steve Smith announced his return to Tests with twin tons in Edgbaston Test | GettySteve Smith made his comeback to Test cricket after serving a one-year ban for ball-tampering, which will be a black mark that will remain on his record forever. He was hungry for runs and had shown a glimpse during the World Cup 2019. This was the biggest battle that Australia and England fight every two years and Smith wanted to be the man to help his team win a series in England since 2001.

And he did it in style, in the first Test at Edgbaston when he scored 144 and 142 in the two innings and stamped his authority on the series, which will be remembered as Smith’s Ashes for ages to come. Emotions flowed out of Smith as he savored each of his twin tons and showed that he was back to being the best. He made 92 in the one innings he played in the second Test Lord’s and missed the third Test due to concussion effects.

He came back in the Headingley Test and scored a brilliant 211, his third double ton in Tests and added another 82 runs in the second innings, to help Australia win the Test and retain the Ashes in England. In the process, he regained his no.1 batting ranking in Tests, dethroning Virat Kohli.

He continued his good form with 80 in the first innings of the Manchester Test but failed to pass fifty in the second innings. But he ended the series with a record 774 runs in four Tests at an average of 110.57 with 3 centuries and 3 half-centuries with a highest score of 211 and was named the Player of the Series from Australia side.

 
 

By Jatin Sharma - 16 Sep, 2019

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