mid-day breaks down Steve Smith and Travis Head’s defining numbers after the duo dominate Day Three with record tons
Travis Head and Steve Smith. Pics/AFP
High-flying Head
Three
No. of centuries scored by Travis Head in the ongoing series. He became the first Australian opener since Matthew Hayden (2002-03) to score three tons in a single Ashes series
One
No. of Test centuries for Head at the SCG. The opener is now one of only five Australians to have scored Test tons at seven different home venues he has played in, after Steve Waugh, Justin Langer, Hayden, and David Warner
152
No. of balls taken by Travis Head to bring up his 150 — the joint fourth-fastest 150 in Ashes history
Superb Smith
5085
No. of runs scored by Steve Smith in international cricket against England — the most by any player against them, surpassing Sir Don Bradman’s long-standing record of 5028 runs
3682
No. of runs scored by Smith against England in Tests — the second-most runs in the Ashes. He surpasses England’s Jack Hobbs (3636 runs) and now trails only Bradman (5028 runs)
37
No. of Test centuries by Smith. He has now moved into sixth place on the all-time list. The Australia skipper now trails only Kumar Sangakkara (38), Joe Root (41), Ricky Ponting (41), Jacques Kallis (45) and Sachin Tendulkar (51)
13
No. of centuries for Steven Smith against England — the joint second-most by any batter against a single opponent, after Bradman (19)
Five
No. of Test tons scored by Smith at the SCG. He became the second player, after Ricky Ponting (six), to score five or more centuries at the coveted venue
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