Steve Smith notched yet another Test century -- his 23rd -- to steer Australia to a draw against England in the fourth Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Saturday. The Australian skipper smashed his third century of the ongoing Ashes to leave the English frustrated and still searching for a win this series. Smith's brilliant 102 not out helped him join the legendary Don Bradman as the only batsmen to score centuries in four consecutive Melbourne Tests. Not just that Smith went one better by doing something no batsman in Test cricket history has ever achieved.
Smith ended the year 2017 as the highest run-getter in Tests with 1,305 runs at an average of 76.76. This is the fourth consecutive time that Smith has scored 1000 plus runs in a calendar year, which makes him only the second batsman to do so after Matthew Hayden. However, the Australian captain is the first batsman in Test history to score 1000 plus runs and average over 70.

In 2014, Smith scored 1,146 runs at an average of 81.85 while in 2015, he amassed 1,474 runs at an average of 73.70. In 2016, the Australian run-machine scored 1,079 runs with an average of