Steve Smith 100 Vs South Africa 1st Test At Centurion 2014 Test Series Highlights __ Classy Ton_____
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00:00top shot it's a long half volley to start though and just what he'd have liked Smith brings up the
00:10hundred not what you want from South Africa's point of view they've created such good pressure
00:17today all day and this is just a release ball that's nicely timed by Steve Smith just drop
00:26the bat on it it's his great skill timing the cricket ball he has the sort of fidgety method
00:34about him but he's a much better player than that method might suggest over the top deliberate fine
00:47shot well executed late cut it's outside off stumped the bounce allowed Steve Smith to play
00:56that shot and he played it well very much a 20-20 shot isn't it one that we've seen satin
01:05tendulkar even turn to from time to time there's no third man down there's a safer shot in the book
01:12well that's beautifully played superbly done
01:22and the nicest shots to watch aren't they any form of a drive is beautiful to watch but the
01:27on-drive has said something about it because it's it's it's the toughest shot in the book
01:32to play unfortunately was Africa couldn't get his hand to it it's a good shot he struck it
01:40well enough umla will not get there four runs over pitch this time by McLaren two full in length
01:48Smith who's looking very settled at the crease now you won't miss out on these there's a man
01:55back on the boundary behind square on the offside he's not going to chase that one down well played
02:01and a target the end that mass runs to glorious cover drive from Steve Smith 50 for a man who
02:14has made himself a certainty in this Australian side with hundreds against England both in
02:19England and at home in Australia and now he goes to 50 here in South Africa that's nicely played
02:28controlled stroke picks the spot stayed balanced retained his height hit down on the ball and the
02:38partnerships cracking along now 146 is worth this is what they've done well as well whenever South
02:44Africa have bowled a poor delivery it's been put away very seldom have they missed out there's
02:50never a lot on offer from a quality bowling attack but that's just just back of a lens from Philander
02:55and at his pace Smith's able to put that away that's gone for four he's had a full swing at that
03:04wide and a bit full pace is down as well just 128 K's that one was full it was wide so that's a
03:18problem taking that second near ball when you use it you've got to try and use it well otherwise
03:22can travel pretty quickly off the bat he's got again to fall and puts away for four
03:32feeling to try to get it as full as he possibly can with a second you ball but it's a floated
03:38half volley Smith sitting in the 70s now moving to the 80s is not going to miss out in that
03:44opportunity it's a good shot that's a good shot very good shot it'll go for four sweetly struck
03:54by Smith said they'll stay with fanciest chances against the right-hander more than equal to the
04:01task with Steve Smith's wonderfully executed cover drive foolish in length just opens the
04:07face leans on to it we've seen this art has been quick all day and you can see the middle of the
04:12bed that's full and nicely played again he was certainly offered a bit of width and he put that
04:21away with conviction moves to 90 now to Smith 292 for four this is becoming hard work no for the
04:34faster ballers margin of error not but short a bit wide and hammered through the covers for
04:45four emphatically quality shot this from Smith a little bit of width he's on to it in the flash
04:53practice is a shot but no need to take it superbly first time around have a look at this short extends
05:02the arms through it places it perfectly a little of width and short length you still have to put
05:10it away that's ready held up a lot they shot the leg side he goes Steve Smith has a fourth test
05:19match hundred a tremendous mature performance brilliant performance battered quite beautifully
05:28gaming with Australia under pressure combined superbly with Sean Marsh and he's absolutely
05:36delighted and why shouldn't he be he's come on hasn't he in leaps and bounds since he made his
05:44debut made his debut as a leg spinner batting at I don't know six or seven or something like that
05:51and of course he was trying to be a leg spinner in the wake of the greatest leg spinner ever in
05:57Shane Ward so nobody really got much of a chance of that I didn't think he did have the technique
06:02to be a test match batsman well he has Ryan McLaren gets one in the slot
06:16beautifully ball by Ryan McLaren he had to play at it a little bit of extra bounce
06:25Steve Smith annoyed with himself but he's played an excellent innings well and truly
06:32deserved a century and it took a very good delivery to get rid of him