Steve Smith to be honoured with special jersey in 3rd Ashes Test at Headingly

The veteran Australian batter Steve Smith is set to feature in the 100^th Test of his international career. He will be achieving this remarkable feat in the third Ashes 2023 Test at the Headingley in Leeds today. The 34-year-old batter scored his career’s 32^nd Test century in the last Ashes 2023 Test at the Lord’s in London.

Meanwhile, in a recent piece of news, Steve Smith is set to wear a special jersey in his 100^th Test in the third Ashes 2023 Test at Headingley in Leeds. The jersey will have "100^th Test Match" inscribed just below the Ashes Tour of England.

Here’s a look at the 100^th Test jersey of Steve Smith for the Headingley Test:

Special Jersey for Steve Smith's 100th Test 👑#SteveSmith #Ashes #Ashes2023 pic.twitter.com/W65668iwbQ

— Cricket Winner (@cricketwinner_) July 6, 2023

Notably, Steve Smith has scored 166 runs in four innings of the two Tests of the Ashes for Australia so far. In these matches, he has scored runs with an average of 41.50 including a century at the iconic Lord’s. Speaking of Ashes 2023, Australia are leading the five-match Ashes by a margin of 2-0. They won the first two Tests by the close margins of 2 wickets and 46 runs respectively.

Here’s a look at the England playing XI for the Headingley Test against Australia:

Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Ben Stokes (c), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Ollie Robinson, and Stuart Broad

Here’s a look at the Australia squad for the remaining Ashes 2023 against Australia:

Pat Cummins (c), Steve Smith (vc), Alex Carey (wk), Jimmy Peirson (wk), Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland, Cam Green, Marcus Harris, Travis Head, Josh Hazlewood, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, David Warner, Mitch Marsh, Todd Murphy, and Michael Neser

Notably, England has dropped the veteran pacer James Anderson from the playing XI of the third Test at the Headingley in Leeds. They will, however, look to bounce back from the losses in the first two matches.