Steve Smith's incredible Ashes numbers
STEVE SMITH'S BEST TEST SERIES
*774 runs at 110.57 from seven innings (2019 Ashes)
*769 runs at 128.16 from eight innings (2014-15 v India)
*687 runs at 137.40 from seven innings (2017-18 Ashes)
WHAT RECORDS DID HE BREAK?
*Registered 10 consecutive 50-plus scores against England. The previous record for such a streak against one opposition belonged to Pakistan great Inzamam-ul-Haq, who did it nine times on the trot against England.
*Smith scored 1251 runs during that stretch of 10 consecutive innings. The previous record for such a streak against one opposition belonged to Don Bradman (1236 runs v England, 1937-1946).
WHAT ELSE?
*Don Bradman, Mark Taylor and Neil Harvey are the only Australians to have enjoyed a more prolific series than Smith.
*Smith registered his fourth, fifth and sixth Test tons in England. No Englishman has posted more Ashes tons in England than him.
*Smith stroked more boundaries this series (97) than David Warner scored runs (95).
*Since the start of the Oval Test in the 2015 Ashes, Smith has plundered 1604 runs at 123.38 from 15 Ashes innings.
*Since the start of the Oval Test in the 2013 Ashes, Smith has plundered 6353 runs at 73.02 (including all 26 tons of his career).
