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Travis Head,Steve Smith Centuries Put Australia In Charge Of 5th Ashes Test

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Travis Head,Steve Smith Centuries Put Australia In Charge Of 5th Ashes Test

By AFP News January 06, 2026 • 12:47 PM View: 343

Run-machine Travis Head hit a swashbuckling 163 and Steve Smith a composed unbeaten 129 as Australia built a 134-run lead over England to seize control on day three of the fifth and final Ashes Test on Tuesday.

It was destructive opener Head's third ton of the series, to go with the phenomenal match-winning 123 he made in Perth and 170 at Adelaide.

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