Smith had a solid Border-Gavaskar Trophy with the bat despite two disappointing games to start things off. Smith scored two centuries reminding fans and selectors that he is still every bit an elite Test batter, but missed out on an important milestone of 10,000 Test runs after being dismissed for four by Prasidh Krishna in his final inning of the series. It would have made him only the fourth Aussie player to reach the landmark after greats like Allan Border, Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting.