ENG vs AUS, 1st Ashes Test, Day 4: Smith Sets 5 Records With His 2nd Innings Ton

Smith equalled legends Allan Border and Kumar Sangakkara's tally of 9 instances of scoring a century and a fifty in the same Test match

It was Smith’s 6th ton in his last 10 Ashes innings

England have not dismissed Smith with a red ball for a score under 50 since the second innings of the Trent Bridge Test in 2015

. Smith also equalled Michael Hussey's record for the most successive fifties in The Ashes

With this feat, Smith also became the fifth Australian batsman to register centuries in both innings of

Despite a full one-year ban, Steve Smith has reached 25th Test hundred in his 65th Test match

However, Don Bradman's record of 25 centuries in 68 innings remains unbeaten

After slamming a terrific century in the first innings, Smith continued the show in the second as well, on Sunday, and came up with the 25th century of his Test career

Smith became the second-fastest batsman to register 25 centuries in the Test format

Smith recorded his 25th century in 119th innings and went past Indian skipper Virat Kohli who had achieved the feat in 127 innings

Former Australian skipper Steve Smith yet again showed what the world missed in the last one year