Jofra Archer picked up a six wicket-haul as England bowled Australia out for 225 to gain the upper 🍬hand on the second day of the fifth and final Ashes Test on Friday despite another gritty knock from Steve Smith.
Joe Root’s side is desperate to level the series at 2-2 to end their historic World Cup-winning season on a high but have been consistently dogged by the peerless Smith.
The former Australian skipper has now amassed 751 runs in just six innings – more than double the tally of the next highest run-scorer on either side.
But he was forced to 🀅settle for his lowest score of🌄 the series (at 80) when Chris Woakes trapped him infront of the wickets in the evening session, leaving the English crowd dumbfounded.
Despite a late 𒈔flurry of runs,🔴 the Aussies had to settle for a first-innings deficit of 69, with paceman Archer finishing with figures of 6-62.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Jofra Aꦓrcher takes his second 6-for of the series. The first England bowler to take two 6 wicket hauls in the same Ashes series since Ian Botham in 1981. Full Ashes list:
— Andy Zaltzman (@ZaltzCricket)
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It’s Smith vs England again!!!
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
Stunning way to finish the summer – watching one of the great sporting rivalries – Jofra Archer v Steve Smith.
— Jeremy Snape (@thesportingedge)
an u𝓰nbelievable run of striking rich scores, new standards of class, excellence , performance. Grit & determination the guiding mantra. Comparisons overflowing among pundits. the new champion has arrived. wd be pumped up fr sure. Unparallel performance.
— Chaitanya K Prasad (@Chatty111Prasad)
Steve Smith has hit 10 consecutive scor🌳es of 50 against England in Test match cricket!
No one has ever hit as many in a row against a si❀ngle opposition 🔥
What an amazing player he is 👏
— ICC (@ICC)
Not one score below his shirt number 👏👏👏
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
Most runs in 10 successive Ashes innings:
Steven Smith – 1251 runs (2017-2019)
Scores – 239, 76, 102*, 83, 144, 142, 92, 211, 82, 80Don Bradman – 1236 runs (1937-1946)
Scores – 212, 169, 51, 144*, 18, 102*, 103, 16, 187, 234Finally, SMITH beats BRADMAN!
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)
No matter what happens now, Steve Smith will end this series with an average of at least 100. In𓄧credible.
— Sam Ferris (@samuelfez)
has redefined comebacks. Impossibl🥃e is nothing. But for that you need a different🐼 fibre.
Salute the magnificent cricketer: b🥀reathtaking brillianꦰce!
— Sanjay Jha (@JhaSanjay)
