Steve Smith’s continued his mastery of the England attack in the fourth Test of the Ashes, passing three figures for 26th time and reaching a third double century against England.
Here, the PA news agency assesses how his average stacks up compared to the rest of his country’s top run-scorers.
1. Sir Donald Bradman – average 99.94 (6996 runs, 52 Tests).
2. Steve Smith – 64.64 (6788, 67)
4. Ricky Ponting – 51.85 (13,378, 168)
5. Steve Waugh – 51.06 (10,927, 168)
7. Allan Border – 50.56 (11,174, 156)
8. Michael Clarke – 49.10 (8643, 115)
9. Justin Langer – 45.27 (7696, 105)
11. Mark Taylor – 43.49 (7525, 104)
12. Mark Waugh – 41.81 (8029, 128)
