Smith's scary claim in hunt for exclusive list

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Steve Smith has sent an ominous informing to bowlers astir the satellite - helium is backmost to his devastating best.

The 33-year-old batting superstar won his 4th Allan Border Medal connected Monday night, and flies to India connected the backmost of a location summertime which reaped two centuries, including an unbeaten 200 against the West Indies successful Perth.

He fronted media astatine Sydney airdrome connected Tuesday and was asked whether it had been the champion play of his career.

Smith responded by saying his 2014-15 summertime was his champion yet. That play helium whacked centuries successful 4 consecutive matches against India, including an unbeaten 162 successful Adelaide and a 192 successful Melbourne.

But, now, helium believes his signifier is astir astatine that aforesaid level.

"I'm starting to consciousness similar I felt backmost then. It sounds unusual due to the fact that I've scored rather a fewer runs successful the meantime," Smith said.

"The optimum for me, I've got that backmost successful presumption of my grip, and wherever my feet are going, and however my value is transferring.

"I consciousness successful a truly bully spot truthful hopefully the adjacent six months is truly large for maine and the team."

Smith spoke aboriginal successful the summertime astir a alteration successful his technique, which saw him stay much inactive astatine the crease alternatively than taking a ample measurement crossed his stumps earlier the bowler's release.

"I said yesterday (at the AB Medal night) that I'd changed a fewer things, and I'm beauteous blessed with wherever my crippled is astatine at the moment," helium said.

Steve Smith wins 4th Allan Border Medal

"Particularly the past 5 oregon six months, I consciousness similar I've reinvented myself a small bit.

"It's been truly bully fun."

He's hoping the tweaks clasp him successful bully stead crossed 2023, erstwhile the Aussies question to India past England for a full of 9 Test matches.

Smith averages 60.00 successful India and 59.55 successful England. Last clip helium played successful England helium dominated the aged enemy, amassing 774 runs astatine an mean of 110.54.

He's often dubbed the "best since (Sir Don) Bradman" and is mostly considered a modern large of the game.

He sits 4th connected the all-time database of Australian Test run-scorers, contempt spending 12 months suspended successful the aftermath of the Cape Town ball-tampering scandal.

Only 3 Aussies person surpassed the elusive 10,000 Test runs obstruction - Ricky Ponting (13,378), Allan Border (11,174), and Steve Waugh (10,927).

Smith sits connected 8647 and is projected to articulation that exclusive list.

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