Steve Smith and Nathan Lyon of Australia celebrate taking the final wicket of Craig Overton of England to retain the Ashes at Old Trafford in Manchester, the UK, September 8 2019. Picture: ALEX DAVIDSON/GETTY IMAGESAustralia retained the Ashes after a 185-run win over England in the fourth Test at Old Trafford on Sunday left them 2-1 up with one to play in the five-match series.
But the 30-year-old's first Test innings since suspension saw him score 144 at Edgbaston, a hundred that helped Australia recover from 122-8 — and he followed that up with 142 in the second innings of a match his side eventually won by 251 runs. "I thought Virat Kohli was the best batsman I've ever seen because of the way he plays in all forms, but Steve Smith. That's another level," said Australia coach Justin Langer.Much of England's pre-Ashes planning revolved around having their attack led by all-time leading wicket-taker James Anderson.
Stuart Broad and Jofra Archer have bowled well in his absence but England would have been a stronger side had Anderson been fit and firing.Australia came to England determined to do everything they could to compensate for the possibility of having a fast bowler breaking down by including a quintet of pacemen in their squad whom they could rotate alongside off-spinner Nathan Lyon in a four-man attack.
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