Steve Smith

Australian batter Steve Smith yet again grabbed the eyeballs for his baggy green after the end of day two's play of the ongoing second Test against South ...

Overnight he was 30-odd not out playing really nicely and just came out and continued on from where he is left off.” He signed off by saying, “He loves batting here at the MCG, and yeah he looked on from ball one yesterday. I really like the old one, looks like…

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“He certainly saw the ball well today. “He was like, ‘I’m cramping”. I think in Sri Lanka I‘ve seen it a few times. It was just like, ‘keep batting’,” Smith said of their mid-pitch meetings. “A couple of times. I was like, “Good. I had a full body cramp at Colombo. “It was a tough day in terms of the heat but also rewarding.” “And I think a few guys in Chittagong when it was really hot a few years back were struggling and Davey was one of them.” “Just the way he took the game on and any anything short or anything loose he was pouncing on it defended really nicely when he needed to and just to was a great innings.” “I was doing my thing and he was doing his. “The more he started to cramp the more shots he started to play and everything seemed to be coming out of the middle,” Smith said in the aftermath of their 239-run partnership, achieved in stifling 37C heat which eventually left Warner unable to walk.

Australia's star batter Steve Smith revealed that he was struggling with the flu ahead of the Boxing Day Test against South Africa.

It was an amazing knock and nice to be up the other end for a large chunk of it. The hosts finished Day 2 at 386/3, ahead by 197 runs and in prime position to take a 2-0 series lead. He was like, 'I’m cramping.' I was like, 'Good. It was a tough day in terms of the heat but also rewarding." Smith revealed that he kept encouraging his statemate to keep going despite the cramps, adding: He then went on to score 85 off 161 deliveries as temperatures in Melbourne shot up to 38 degrees, exhausting the players repeatedly.

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Aussie cricket star Steve Smith has revealed he'd been battling a nasty flu when he put on a sensational 239-run partnership with David Warner in sweltering ...

Aussie cricket star Steve Smith (pictured) revealed he'd been battling a nasty flu when he put on a sensational 239-run partnership with David Warner in sweltering conditions at the MCG Smith's 86 on the second day of the Boxing Day Test was overshadowed by Warner's brilliant double century but the 33-year-old revealed his own battle with illness [flu](/health/flu/index.html) when he put on a sensational 239-run partnership with [David Warner](/sport/david-warner/index.html) in sweltering conditions at the MCG.

David Warner was in hot form and retired hurt after his double ton vs South Africa in the 2nd Test. After end of play, Steve Smith revealed an unusual ...

"The more he started to cramp the more shots he started to play and everything seemed to be coming out of the middle. Kyle Verreynne and Marco Jansen managed to bag half-centuries but it wasn't enough to take South Africa past the 200-run mark. Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje managed to take a wicket each in a disastrous day for South Africa at the MCG in Melbourne. "I was doing my thing and he was doing his. He was like, 'I’m cramping.' I was like, 'Good. Becoming the first Australian to grab a double ton in his 100th Test,