Aussie selectors in awkward spot after Smith nod

Steve Smith played conscionable 5 Big Bash League games this season, betwixt the extremity of the Australian summertime and flying to India for the forthcoming Test series, but helium was astatine his otherworldly champion successful those 5 matches.

The erstwhile Test captain pummelled 346 runs astatine the mean of 86.5 and strike-rate of 174.74.

He tallied 36, 101, 125 not out, 66 and 18, and is the lone subordinate with 2 centuries beside his name.

Smith plundered 25 sixes successful his 5 matches for the Sydney Sixers — 7 much than the antheral with the second-most maximums successful the tournament.