Ashes 2025-26: No Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon as Australia name squad for Boxing Day Test
No Cummins, Lyon in Australia squad for Boxing Day Test
23 Dec 2025
2 MinSteve Smith
Australia
ICC Ranking
#3 Batter in TEST
Current Series
Full Name
Steve Smith
Nationality
Australia
Other Name
Steve Smith
Role
--
Birth Date
02 Jun 1989 (36y 204d)
Birth Place
--
Batting Style
Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right Arm Leg Spin
Teams
ICC Ranking
#3 Batter in TEST
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 121 | 216 | 27 | 10580 | 239 | 55.97 | 19664 | 53.8 | 36 | 44 |
| odi | 170 | 154 | 20 | 5800 | 164 | 43.28 | 6669 | 86.96 | 12 | 35 |
| t20i | 67 | 55 | 11 | 1094 | 90 | 24.86 | 872 | 125.45 | -- | 5 |
| t20 | 266 | 236 | 50 | 5943 | 125 | 31.95 | 4573 | 129.95 | 4 | 28 |
| fc | 186 | 323 | 38 | 15436 | 239 | 54.16 | 28009 | 55.11 | 53 | 67 |
| list a | 220 | 202 | 32 | 7873 | 164 | 46.31 | 8956 | 87.9 | 15 | 50 |
| t10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 121 | 62 | 245.00 | 1008 | 19 | 3/18 | 53.05 | 4.11 | 77.3 | -- | -- |
| odi | 170 | 40 | 179.20 | 971 | 28 | 3/16 | 34.67 | 5.41 | 38.4 | -- | -- |
| t20i | 67 | 17 | 48.30 | 377 | 17 | 3/20 | 22.17 | 7.77 | 17.1 | -- | -- |
| t20 | 266 | 52 | 137.20 | 1056 | 54 | 4/13 | 19.55 | 7.68 | 15.2 | 2 | -- |
| fc | 186 | 134 | 899.10 | 3730 | 72 | 7/64 | 51.8 | 4.14 | 74.9 | 2 | 1 |
| list a | 220 | 69 | 338.20 | 1840 | 47 | 3/16 | 39.14 | 5.43 | 43.1 | -- | -- |
| t10 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
| AUS vs ENG | 61 & 23* | - | 04 Dec 2025 | Brisbane | test |
| AUS vs ENG | 17 & 2* | - | 21 Nov 2025 | Perth | test |
| NSW vs VIC | 57 & 56* | 0/4 | 09 Nov 2025 | Sydney | firstclass |
| SB vs WF | 4 | - | 28 Aug 2025 | Southampton | t100 |
| WF vs TR | 8 | - | 24 Aug 2025 | Cardiff | t100 |
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