The Ashes: Top 5 run-scorers in single edition
In the last 40 years, some players have attracted attention for not only becoming the leading run-getters but also for scoring the maximum runs in a single season of Ashes.
2. Steve Smith (2019)- 774 runs
For the first time in 18 years, Australia didn’t lose a Test series on English soil in 2019. Along with that, the Aussies also got successful in retaining the Ashes urn. Riding on Steve Smith’s magnificent batting displays, Tim Paine and co. leveled the tournament by a 2-2 margin.
In the first Test at Edgbaston, Smith scored centuries in both innings and took his team to a 251-run triumph. The Aussies made a comeback in the fourth match of the series after losing the previous Test at Headingley. This time, the visitors defeated the hosts by 185 runs at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground, and in the huge victory, Smith again played a crucial role with his scores of 211 and 82 in the first and second innings, respectively.
The competition concluded in a stalemate with England's 135-run triumph in the final Test but for Smith, the tournament went fabulous as he chalked up 774 runs in seven innings of five matches and ended up becoming a recipient of the Player of the Series award with England all-rounder Ben Stokes.
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