Ashes 2023: "It Would Be A Huge One To Tick Off The Bucket List" - Steve Smith On Ashes Series Win In England

Star Australian batter and vice-captain Steve Smith believes winning an Ashes series in England would be a huge accomplishment to tick off his bucket list. Steve Smith believes that this series could be his last Test series in England and that he wants to finish the Ashes 2023 with a victory.

Steve Smith will be part of the Sussex team in the County Championship as a warm-up for the Ashes 2023, which will begin on June 16. The right-handed batter had a great record in Ashes 2019, scoring 774 runs in seven innings with an average of 110.57, including three centuries and three fifties.

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Steve Smith highlighted that they came close to winning the Ashes series in 2019 but failed to do so. Australia managed to draw the series at 2-2.

“It would be a huge one to tick off the bucket list I suppose. We haven’t been able to do it, but we got close last time and were unable to get over the line,” Steve Smith said.

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I’m Not Sure I’ll Be Back – Steve Smith

Smith said that he is excited to register his first Ashes series victory on English soil, hinting that it could be his final series in England in the longer format of the game.

“This will be my fourth tour (of England). Could this be my last? Potentially. I mean, I’m 34 in just under a month. I’m not sure I’ll be back. We’ll see,” he said at Sussex’s Hove headquarters on Tuesday.

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“It’s something I’ve never done and have always wanted to do, so the stars aligned in a way. I’m excited,” he added.

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He’s Quite Tall, He Hit Some Good Areas – Steve Smith

Steve Smith discussed facing Ollie Robinson during the nets while playing Sussex and said that he was a better bowler than in the last Ashes series in Australia.

“Ollie bowled to me yesterday (Monday) actually. I left one, the third ball, and he knocked me over (bowled him), so that wasn’t ideal.”

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“But I was impressed with him actually when he was out in Australia. I thought he had some really good skills. He’s quite tall, he hit some good areas and looks like he’s got better since then.”

England will host the most anticipated five-match Ashes series, with the first Test scheduled to begin on June 16 at Edgbaston in Birmingham. The second test will be held at Lord’s Cricket Ground, the third at Headingley in Leeds, the fourth at Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester, and the final match at Kennington Oval in London.

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