The Australian right-handed batsman Steve Smith is indeed going through the golden phase of his career as he has proved very lethal with the bat in recent times. In the ongoing Ashes 2019, Steve Smith has scored 671 runs from 5 innings with an average of 64.81 and strike rate of 134.20. Smith was hit on his neck by a bouncer bowled by Jofra Archer during 2nd Test at Lord's Cricket Ground which forced him to take rest and recover during 3rd Test.
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