AUZ vs NZ, 2nd Test: Steve Smith Becomes Tenth Highest-Scorer For Australia

Steve Smith on Thursday became the tenth highest scorer for Australia in the longest format of the game

Australia ended day one at 257/4 on Thursday against New Zealand in the ongoing Boxing Day Test at the MCG. Steve Smith and Travis Head are still unbeaten at the individual scores of 77 and 25, respectively

Former skipper Ricky Ponting is the leading run-scorer for Australia as he has 13,378 runs to his name. He is followed by Allan Border, Steve Waugh, and Michael Clarke

Smith is currently the number two ranked batter in the ICC Test batsmen rankings and is only behind India's skipper Virat Kohli

Overall, India's Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for scoring the most number of runs in the longest format of the game after registering 15,921 runs from 200 Tests

This year, Smith has managed to score 938 runs so far and is only behind team-mate Marnus Labuschagne

Chappell had 7,110 runs to his credit, while Smith currently has 7,138 runs

Smith, who is currently unbeaten at the score of 77, surpassed Greg Chappell to become the tenth highest scorer for the team

He achieved the feat in the ongoing Boxing Day Test between Australia and New Zealand

Steve Smith on Thursday became the tenth highest scorer for Australia in the longest format of the game