In-form Steve Smith ready for battle after England win
May 26 (CRICKETNMORE) - Steve Smith insists he’s hungrier than ever after he slammed his first century since returning to the sport. The former Australian captain seems to back to his best, with hi
May 26 (CRICKETNMORE) - Steve Smith insists he’s hungrier than ever after he slammed his first century since returning to the sport. The former Australian captain seems to back to his best, with his side’s opening match of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup against Afghanistan just one week away.
He hit 116 off 102 balls in a trademark classy innings as Australia beat world number one side England by 12 runs in Southampton.
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It was the fourth time in as many matches that he has passed fifty, following on from unbeaten scores of 89 and 91 and 76 in Australia’s last three warm-up games.
“I’m not reading too much into it, they’re just practice games at the moment, hopefully I can keep this form for the real stuff and we’ll make a judgment then,” said Smith.
“Not too many players have a year out of the game. Having performed at a high level for four to five years to have a year away has helped freshen me up and come back hungrier than ever. I’ve been able to work on a few different things and get fitter.
“I’m just trying to keep my head down and just do my job. Fortunately I was able to score a few runs and more importantly spend some time in the middle before our first game.
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