Delhi: The Ashes series between Australia and England will start from November 21. Before this, Australian players are playing in the Sheffield Shield tournament. Meanwhile, Australia’s legendary batsman Steve Smith has scored a brilliant century for New South Wales. He played an excellent inning of 118 runs against Queensland.

Steve Smith scored a century

Steve Smith came to bat at number four in this match. He faced 176 balls and scored 118 runs with the help of 20 fours and one six. His strike rate was 67.05. He made a strong partnership of 202 runs for the third wicket with Curtis Peterson. This partnership took the team to a good score. Meanwhile, Smith completed his century and was out. Pietersen also completed his century and remained unbeaten till the end of the day’s play.

Sam Constas again flopped in this match. He was clean bowled after scoring 10 runs. This is a matter of concern for him because he is not able to play big innings continuously in domestic and international matches. Australia is looking for a good opener in Tests and Constas will have to score consistent runs in domestic cricket to make a place in the team.

It is noteworthy that Smith will also captain the team in the absence of Pat Cummins in the first Test match of the Ashes series. Because of this, another big responsibility will be on his shoulders.