The Australian team's stopover in Dubai set the tone for their blistering victory in the Test series opener against Sri Lanka, says stand-in captain Steve Smith. Rather than book in a tour match ...

Steven Smith created history as he became the joint second-fastest to 10,000 Test runs in terms of matches played, achieving the feat when he scored his first run on Day 1 of the series opener ...

Spinner Matthew Kuhnemann has praised Steve ... the Test, it's understandable why he decided to bat on and ram home the advantage. Kuhnemann certainly didn't think it was a mistake on Smith's ...

Steve Smith averages 69.7 in his side’s first innings – not too shabby. If Australia bat first, his average rises to an amazing 84.5. 25 of Smith’s 35 Test centuries have come in the first ...

Batting maestro Steve Smith named three Australian stars who he feels can join him in the 10,000 Test runs chart after enlisting his name in the exclusive club. On the opening day of the first ...

Smith notched his 35th Test ton and third in four Tests by driving Nishan Peiris through cover shortly before the interruption. The stand-in skipper was unbeaten on 104 with Khawaja on 147. Steve ...

He is the fourth Australian after Ricky Ponting , Allan Border and Steve Waugh to reach the 10,000 run mark and overall 15th player ever. With 35 Test centuries, Smith has overtaken the likes of ...

Smith is the latest entry into the club and it took him 205 innings, the third fastest ever. Lara also shares the record of 10,000 Test runs in 195 innings and no real surprise there.

Australia's modern-day great Steve Smith moved past cricketing icons Sunil Gavaskar, Younis Khan, Brian Lara and Mahela Jayawardene in the tally of most Test hundreds by a player. The Tribune ...

Steve Smith yesterday scored his 10,000th Test run to put him in elite cricket company as Australia were 145-2 after winning the toss and batting in the first Test against Sri Lanka. Smith needed only ...

Steve Smith celebrates after completing 10000 runs in 1st Test vs Sri Lanka at Galle. (Photo: AP) Steve Smith became the 15th member of Test cricket’s 10,000-run club as he and opener Usman ...

Steve Smith stood unbeaten on 104 after crossing 10,000 Test runs and helped Australia pummel Sri Lanka alongside fellow centurion Usman Khawaja on day one of the opening Test on Wednesday.