Steve Smith ended his 18-month century drought with a brilliant 100 against India on Day 2 of the third Test at the Gabba. This is his 33rd Test century, surpassing Steve Waugh to become Australia's second-highest century-maker,

India’s pace attack triggered another top order batting collapse but a second successive century for Travis Head and a long overdue hundred for Steven Smith gave Australia the ascendancy after the second day of the third cricket test.

Smith broke a long century drought stretching back to the Ashes in mid-2023, moving to outright second for most Test centuries by an Australian player (only behind Ricky Ponting with 41). But Head was the star of the show for the second match running, and made a complete mockery of Sharma's decision to bowl first.