Ashes: Best Australian XI of all-time

4. Steven Smith

Steve Smith kicked off his international career in 2010 as a spinner, but after a few years, he emerged as one of the most incredible batters in Test cricket. Years of hard work and his extraordinary skills have catapulted him to the list of best batters of all time in the oldest format of the game. 

With 8792 runs in 96 Test appearances, he is in the fourth position on the list of most runs chart for Aussies. In his 13-year* Test career, Smith has played 32 matches in the Ashes, in which he has scored 3044 runs in 56 innings with 11 centuries and 11 fifties.

These figures have made him the fourth most successful batter for Australia in Ashes cricket. In the last five editions of the Test tournament, Smith batted spectacularly. From 2015 to 2019, the stylish right-handed batter became the highest-run scorer in the tournament three consecutive times.