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After having a rare failure at Edgbaston, Australia’s run machine Steve Smith notched up his 32nd Test hundred, equalling former Aussie skipper Steve Waugh's record on Day 2 of the 2nd Test of the Ashes series at Lord’s.

It was Smith’s 2nd Test hundred at Lord’s, which is the most by any Australian since 2010. Smith averages 61.37, scoring 491 runs at Lord’s. It was at the same where he made his Test debut against Pakistan in 2010 and showcased his brilliance by smashing a remarkable 215.

Smith now has only Ricky Ponting, who has scored 41 centuries, in his sights on Australia's all-time Test ton scoring charts. Moreover, playing his 174th innings in his 99th Test, Smith is the fastest to reach the 32-ton mark.

Smith recorded yet another milestone by completing 15,000 runs in international cricket during the Day 2 of the 2nd Ashes Test at Lord’s.

Smith currently averages 49.67 and is bettered only by India's run-machine Virat Kohli (53.44).

The Australian run machine went past India’s Rahul Dravid and became the second-fastest player to score 9000 runs in Test cricket. Smith also became the fastest Australian to achieve this feat, surpassing Ricky Ponting.

Smith went past the milestone vs England at Lord’s in the ongoing Ashes series. It took him 174 innings to achieve this feat.

Smith entered the record books by achieving the most consecutive 50+ scores at Lord's in Tests. He has struck four 50+ consecutive scores.

Smith has the tally of the most hundreds among the famous “Fab-4” in Test cricket. Smith has scored 32 hundreds in Tests whereas, England’s Joe Root has 30 hundreds, India’s Virat Kohli has 28 hundreds, and New Zealand’s Kane Williamson too has 28 hundreds.

After having a rare failure at Edgbaston, Australia’s run machine Steve Smith notched up his 32nd Test hundred, equalling former Aussie skipper Steve Waugh's record on Day 2 of the 2nd Test of the Ashes series at Lord’s.

It was Smith’s 2nd Test hundred at Lord’s, which is the most by any Australian since 2010. Smith averages 61.37, scoring 491 runs at Lord’s. It was at the same where he made his Test debut against Pakistan in 2010 and showcased his brilliance by smashing a remarkable 215.

Smith now has only Ricky Ponting, who has scored 41 centuries, in his sights on Australia's all-time Test ton scoring charts. Moreover, playing his 174th innings in his 99th Test, Smith is the fastest to reach the 32-ton mark.

Smith recorded yet another milestone by completing 15,000 runs in international cricket during the Day 2 of the 2nd Ashes Test at Lord’s.

Smith currently averages 49.67 and is bettered only by India's run-machine Virat Kohli (53.44).

The Australian run machine went past India’s Rahul Dravid and became the second-fastest player to score 9000 runs in Test cricket. Smith also became the fastest Australian to achieve this feat, surpassing Ricky Ponting.

Smith went past the milestone vs England at Lord’s in the ongoing Ashes series. It took him 174 innings to achieve this feat.

Smith entered the record books by achieving the most consecutive 50+ scores at Lord's in Tests. He has struck four 50+ consecutive scores.

Smith has the tally of the most hundreds among the famous “Fab-4” in Test cricket. Smith has scored 32 hundreds in Tests whereas, England’s Joe Root has 30 hundreds, India’s Virat Kohli has 28 hundreds, and New Zealand’s Kane Williamson too has 28 hundreds.