Steve Smith reveals the secret behind his fierce celebration after the hundred

The ongoing first Test match of the Ashes series is getting intense and thrilling as the game is getting deep. The honours on the first day belonged to the visitors and the second day was balanced between England and Australia. But then came the third day and we witnessed one of the most patient and better knocks from the Aussie skipper, Steve Smith who scored his 21st Test century in just 105 innings and followed it with a fierce celebration.

Smith’s unbeaten knock of 141 runs came in from a position, where the hosts were reduced to 76/4 and then built a solid 99-run partnership with Shaun Marsh to bail out the Australian innings. But the danger wasn’t averted yet as after Marsh’ s dismissal, the hosts lost some wickets in quick succession.

The importance of the knock

When asked about his knock, Smith replied that it was very important for the team considering where they were placed. He also revealed that his celebration was a gesture pointing to the fact that the skipper intends to lead the team from the front. The 28-year-old also spoke about the effort he had to employ to score the hundred and the Ashes series is a great occasion to get a century.

“It just meant a lot. Ashes series are always huge. I want to lead from the front as much as I can with my performance and the way I bat. All of it came out when I got to 100. I had to very work hard, I think it was my slowest hundred. I had to work and be really disciplined and resilient. To get through those periods and get to a position where we are now, it’s relatively pleasing,” said the Australian captain after the end of the day’s play.