England skipper Jos Buttler expressed delight in Ben Duckett's record-breaking knock even as he hailed Australia for chasing down a massive total of 352 runs in the ICC Champions Trophy Group B match in Lahore on Saturday.
Reflecting on the win in the most challenging of circumstances, Smith said he could not be more proud of his team
England secured a 26-run victory over India in the third T20I in Rajkot on Tuesday to stay alive in the five-match series.
In a must-win situation to keep the five-match series alive, England would be hoping to put a much improved performance with the bat.
England wicketkeeper Jordan Cox has been ruled out of the three-Test series against New Zealand after fracturing his thumb in a net session during a tour match in Queenstown.
Any of these match ups could influence the outcome of the Perth Test.
Steve Smith says Australia is better off training on its own rather than playing tour games on "irrelevant" Indian pitches ahead of the four-Test Border-Gavaskar series next month.
West Indies trail by 524 runs at stumps after toiling in the field for 152.4 overs in Perth
As he closes the most revered chapter of his career, here are some of his best Test knocks:
Chelsea climbed back into contention for next season's Champions League with a 1-0 home win over Everton in the Premier League on Saturday thanks to a fine first-half strike by Nicolas Jackson.
Images from the ICC Champions League Group B match between Afghanistan and Australia in Lahore, on Friday.
This is Kevin Pietersen's first coaching assignment in the IPL, where he featured as a player from 2009 to 2016.
Brook's innings was by no means chanceless -- Tom Latham and Tim Southee both missed one good chance to take a thick edge in the slips -- but he rode his luck to bring up his 10th Test half century with a six.
Joe Root surpasses Sachin Tendulkar to become leading fourth-innings run-scorer in Tests
With recent matches indicating that chasing teams have fared slightly better, the toss-winning captain may opt to bowl first.
Former South Africa captain and director of cricket Graeme Smith has been cleared of racism allegations by two independent arbitrators, the country's cricket board (CSA) said on Sunday.
Former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram explained how Bumrah's release point is at least a foot closer to the batters than any other bowler, making it that much difficult to pick the length.
After his fifty, social media was abuzz that this could be Rohit's final appearance in an ODI.
'For me, it's about understanding the conditions and preparing my game accordingly, Kohli said after collecting the player-of-the-match award.
Fans can expect a wide open tournament in the absence of an overwhelming favourite in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy.
Harbhajan Singh has strongly criticised the Indian team management for their handling of pacer Jasprit Bumrah
Smith's selection was mostly influenced by Australia's emphasis on having bowling options in their top six.
That said the pitch is going to get challenging for the batters as the game wears on.
Though arguably Australia's finest batsman of the modern era, Steve Smith's only on-field role has been as a substitute at this World Cup, with selectors opting for the hard-hitting but inexperienced David in the middle order.
The Australian media summed up their team's 295-run hammering by India in the opening Test with strong headlines such as 'Perth-etic Humiliation' and 'Monster Loss', former players called for some tough decisions, including sacking Marnus Labuschagne.
Australia batsman Steve Smith took to social media to reassure his fans he will be alright after suffering a concussion while attempting to save a six in Sunday's Twenty20 international against Sri Lanka in Sydney.
Liverpool resumed their march to a second Premier League title on Sunday with a 2-1 victory over West Ham United.
Australia hope to unlock Steve Smith's potential in Twenty20 cricket ahead of this year's World Cup
What each team from Group B needs to do to make the semis.
Steve Smith ended his century drought and Marnus Labuschagne struck his first Test hundred abroad to steer Australia to 298/5 on day one of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Friday.
Australia must avoid defeat in Melbourne to keep their hopes alive of taking back the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
IMAGES from the ICC Champions Trophy Group B match between Afghanistan and England at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, on Wednesday.
Steve Smith will be in quarantine for six days after which he can join his mates for practice sessions.
Joe Root returned to England's one-day international squad for the first time since their ill-fated World Cup title defence in November
Australia lead the two-Test series against West Indies 1-0 after beating the Caribbeans by 164 runs in Perth.
A superb maiden ODI century by new captain Harry Brook led England to a dominant, rain-shortened DLS victory over Australia on Tuesday to keep the five-match series alive with two to play.
The entire Australian top-order that is feeling the "pressure" despite the series-levelling win in Adelaide
Australia's batting great Ricky Ponting on Friday said he was 'surprised' by the Indian camp's wording around Rohit Sharma's absence from the Sydney Test.
Kusal Mendis' battling half-century salvaged a difficult day one for Sri Lanka as they reached 229/9 in the second Test.
Cricket South Africa said on Monday that it would formally investigate director of cricket Graeme Smith and national team head coach Mark Boucher following allegations of racist conduct in an ombudsman's report.
