Following the end of the second Test against Sri Lanka, where he scored 131 runs, Smith was asked about when the \u2018lightbulb moment\u2019 behind his current resurgence came. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI just felt like I was batting nicely, and getting some time in the middle maybe. As soon as you get that one good score you get a bit of a read on some bowlers that you\u2019re facing, and you feel a bit more comfortable. \u201cIt\u2019s the old saying, there\u2019s nothing like time in the middle.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThat, for me, was the Gabba I suppose and from there I started to feel comfortable facing a lot of balls and getting a bit of rhythm. I can\u2019t really put it down to anything other than putting faith in what I was doing at practice, trusting it and knowing the game ebbs and flows,\u201d he said to reporters in the post-game press conference. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
By making 131 in the second Test at the Galle International Stadium on Friday, which Australia won to register a remarkable 2-0 series triumph, Smith has now equalled the legendary Rahul Dravid and England\u2019s Joe Root in the list of most Test centuries.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The superb century in Galle also made Smith the joint-fifth highest century-maker in history of Test cricket. Smith, 35, also admitted that \u2018there\u2019s a lot of luck involved\u2019 in such tricky conditions. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cEven when I wasn\u2019t getting the runs I wanted I was still saying to all you guys (media) I was actually batting quite nicely. Things can turn around quickly with a bit of luck.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cFirst innings of the first Test here, I got dropped on one and went on to make it count. Another day I get caught and we\u2019re not having this same conversation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cEven when I wasn\u2019t getting the runs I wanted I was still saying to all you guys (media) I was actually batting quite nicely. Things can turn around quickly with a bit of luck.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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