Australia’s stand-in captain Steve Smith has played down retirement speculation ahead of the fifth and final Test of the Ashes 2025–26 at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), beginning on January 4. Touted as the greatest red-ball batter of the modern era, Smith has experienced a relative dip in form in recent years, at least by his own lofty standards.
Smith averaged a remarkable 62.84 in his Test career
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