Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting said that Steve Smith has proven repeatedly that he is better at present than the best in the world.
On the third day of the Third Test against England in Perth, Australian captain Steve Smith put his second Test double century on Saturday. With his first double century at home, he became the first captain to make the Ashes Test double century, because Allen Border did this in 1993. During his innings, 28-year-old also broke the 50-year record by Sir Garfield Sobers, because he became the highest run-scorer after 108 innings in Test cricket.
Speaking on Smith's performance, former Australian captain Ricky Ponting said that Smith is better at present than some of the best in the world.
"You see other better players in the world; Virat Kohli is at a very high level, but then you see the route and Ken Williamson, as far as I am concerned that those people have a good reputation as well as Steven Smith. And I have said that for a long time, "Ponting said.
The player who won the World Cup three times said further that the England players asked Smith to seek advice about going out of the team. "I came here to England players here this morning, 'Give us something on just Smith.' Are we going to bowl Smith? 'And I said,' Look, one, I'm not going to tell you. And two, I do not know anyway because it seems that he has got every base, '42-year-old said.
Ponting further said that if Smith was playing in the era of the timeless Test, then it would be invincible. "You see your wagon wheel, he gets almost all the boundaries around the ground and there is no definite weakness and he has got it with his hunger for runs, he will only continue batting for that. Imagine the day when Temailes test, he used to bat forever. "
Former Australian batsman praised selectors for selection in the selection of Mitchell Marsh and said that the left-handed batsman has emerged as a cricketer.
"Mitchell has been a lot of 'noise' about Marsh and his selection has returned to the team. Did the selector make a wrong or correct call? I think it has been proved that he has made the right call. No person in Australia will be there, who is not happy seeing Mitchell Marsh, what he is doing at this time. "
Ponting said that Marsh's performance in Perth could increase his international career. "Today some strikes are so clean and pure, this can be the beginning of a very long and successful international career. It seems that he is open within himself and he can go and play with independence and now he knows That is, they got the game to succeed at the test level, which is really important. "
Smith and Marsh played an unbeaten innings of 301 runs, while on the stumps Australia made 549/4. Marsh made his maiden Test century and remained unbeaten on 181 runs. On the other hand, Smith reached 229 * on the stump. On the first day of the session, when Shaun Marsh was dismissed for 28, England only got one wicket.
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