Steve Smith closes on Sir Don Bradman in elusive Ashes company, goes past India great Rahul Dravid after SCG hundred

Steve Smith closed in on legendary Sir Don Bradman after his hundred against England in the fifth and final Ashes 2025-26 Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Tuesday. Coming into bat at no.5. Smith registered his 13th hundred in the history of Ashes, just second to Bradman's tally of 19.

In reply to England's 384 in the first innings, Australia finished te day on 519/7 with Smith unbeaten on 129 runs. It also took Smith second to Bradman for most runs in Ashes. Smith currently has 3682 runs in Tests against England while Bradman finished his career at 5028.

Taking control of the game after Travis Head's 163 on a flat SCG track, Smith breezed his way into a three-figure mark with a whirlwind innings to record his 37th hundred, his first in this series which moved him to sixth in all-time list of most Test hundreds.

In the process, Smith went past India great Rahul Dravid, who finished at 36. South African Jacques Kallis (45), Ricky Ponting (41), Joe Root (41) and Kumar Sangakkara (38) are ahead of Smith. The list is headed by legendary Sachin tendulkar at 51 Test hundreds.

Cricketers with most hundreds in Ashes