The most dominant Test batsman of his era — 9,000 runs and the controversial Sandpaper Gate.
Steven Peter Devereux Smith was born in Kogarah, New South Wales in 1989. He is the most technically prolific Test batsman of his era. He averaged 76.74 in Ashes cricket against England — the highest of any batsman in the history of the rivalry. He was suspended from cricket for 12 months following the 2018 ball-tampering scandal in Cape Town — known as Sandpaper Gate — in which he admitted awareness of the plan to use sandpaper on the ball, making him complicit as captain. He returned from the ban in 2019 and immediately averaged over 60 in the Ashes. He was involved in the controversy that ended David Warner's captaincy and career simultaneously.
ICC Test Cricketer of Year 3x
Career Honours
- ICC Test Cricketer of Year 3x
- Ashes winner multiple
- World Test Championship 2023