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Steve Smith caught his 100th Test catch during the first day of the Third Ashes Test underway at Headingley, Leeds on Thursday, 6 July. This came after the right-handed batsman made a clear ‘nick’ from the bat which he carried to England bouncer Johnny. Bairstow off Stuart Broad.
The incident occurred on the 25th when Broad’s ball fell from a distance and Smith failed to get behind the delivery line. The ball kissed the edge of the bat before Bairstow completed the easy catch. Smith, in complete disbelief, quickly took a check, but replays showed he had outdone it. The Australian vice-captain was booed by the crowd.
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Fans on Twitter booed Steve Smith for his review after he was dismissed for 22 out of 31. One user tweeted:
“A cheater stays a cheater with great confidence.”
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England gets a perfect start against Australia captained by Steve Smith in the third Ashes test
England made a perfect start against Australia in Thursday’s third Ashes test. This came after Stewart Broad dismissed David Warner (4) for just four runs before Mark Wood bowled Usman Khawaja (13) with a grinder. Then Chris Woakes dismissed Marnus Labuschagne (21) before Smith left at lunchtime.
Earlier in the day, England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and was elected first for the third consecutive match. The hosts included Wood in place of James Anderson, while Chris Woakes replaced Josh Tong.
Meanwhile, Moeen Ali was selected in the absence of Ollie Pope, who was ruled out of the remaining Tests with a shoulder injury.
On the other hand, Australia chose Mitchell Marsh and Scott Boland instead of Cameron Green and Josh Hazlewood. Nathan Lyon, who was left out of the rest of the Ashes, gave way to Todd Murphy.
Playing England XI: Ben Duquette, Zack Crawley, Harry Brock, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Ben Stokes (centre), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Stuart Broad, Olly Robinson, Mark Wood.
Australia playing XI: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnos Labuschagne, Stephen Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Curry (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Stark, Todd Murphy, Scott Boland.
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Australia are currently leading 2-0 in the five-match Test series.
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