Ashes 2017/18, 4th Test, Day 2: 5 things we learnt from the day

#4 Steven Smith and debutants

Steven Smith for once couldn't convert his half-century

Smith has had a tryst with debutants in this series. He had been cleaned up by Craig Overton in the previous Test after he took a jab at the youngster about his pace. Ironically, it was extra pace on the ball that proved to be Smith's undoing that time around. Here at MCG, Tom Curran, who had bowled extremely well but without luck on day 1 nipped out the skipper.

Curran's half tracker kind of delivery got stuck into the two-paced wicket and Smith was early on the pull. He chopped the ball onto his sticks at 76 to end his tenure at the crease much to the relief of the English who have been tormented by him this series.