AUS vs WI: Steve Smith eyes major career milestone against West Indies in Adelaide
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Australia cricketer Steve Smith is set to open the innings for the first time in his career in the first Test against West Indies in Adelaide.
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He will be replacing David Warner at the top with Cameron Green taking his place at number four. Smith is coming off a relatively quiet series against Pakistan in three Tests.
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He could muster only 194 runs in six innings at an average of 38.80 and only one half-century to his name. The numbers are pretty mediocre by Smith's standards.
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However, he would want to do all the right things against the Caribbean side and will look to complete 16000 runs in international cricket.
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The 34-year-old is only 51 runs away from going past the 16000-run mark in his international career and will become seventh Australian to do so when he reaches the milestone
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So far, Smith has amassed 15949 runs in 379 innings at an average of 64.37 with 44 centuries and 77 fifties to his name.
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After a disappointing series vs Pakistan, Smith will be hoping to turn things around against the Windies having amassed 752 runs in 11 innings in Tests against them so far.
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