Smith led the fightback against England at Edgbaston in his first Test appearance since the ball-tampering scandal
On a ground that has seen some of the sport’s most memorable innings - Lara’s 501, May’s 285, Kasprowicz’s 20 - Smith produced a ton to rival them all. It was at least as good as Virat Kohli’s for India here 364 days ago: coming in similar conditions, combining crisis management, unstinting discipline, fearless aggression, improvisational genius, and just a touch of personal exorcism.
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