Steve Smith
Steve Smith made 144 on the first day of the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston in August 2019, on his return to Test cricket after a year-long suspension. He added 88 for the ninth wicket with Peter Siddle and Australia were bowled out for 284. He made 142 in the second innings and Australia won by 251 runs.
Sources: Cricket Australia: day one match report, Edgbaston 2019 · Cricket Australia: Smith completes rare Ashes double · Wikipedia: 2019 Ashes series
Was it a ton of consequence?
Yes: carried the innings. The match was won. How a ToC is decided
Medium confidence. We rely on match reports. We don't have the score when the batter came in, so the call rests on the result, the innings and the series.
WatchThis innings
Video by England & Wales Cricket Board on YouTube. Watch it there.
How the score is builtscore · points
Your weighting
- Match Impact30%Did it decide the course of the game?
- Clutchness22%The weight of pressure in the moment
- Narrative18%The story surrounding the innings
- Conditions & Opposition14%What and who they were up against
- Historical Weight10%How time and experts have judged it
- Perceived Greatness6%The consensus of those who watched
How divisive is it?
Universally great, 7. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 88.4 and 92.6.
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