Steve Smith Shatters 96-Year Ashes Record, Becomes 2nd Highest Run-Scorer

• Steve Smith surpassed Jack Hobbs' 96-year-old record to become the second-highest run-scorer in Ashes history.
• Smith achieved this milestone on Day 3 of the fifth Ashes Test at Sydney Cricket Ground.
• He needed 84 runs to overtake Hobbs' tally of 3636 runs, reaching 3637* runs in his 41st Ashes match.
• Only Don Bradman, with 5028 runs, has scored more runs in the Ashes than Smith.
• Smith also equaled Hobbs' record for most 50+ scores in Ashes, with 27 such scores.

Why It Matters: Steve Smith breaks Jack Hobbs' Ashes run record, now second only to Don Bradman.