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Steve Smith and Rohit Sharma embrace after the final Test. It was an impressive Test for Head in the still unfamiliar spot at the top of the order. Will be disappointed to have missed out on a century on day five. He'll presumably return to No.5 for the Ashes but certainly made the case to open in spin-friendly conditions on the subcontinent in future.A brilliant end to the tour for Australia's most solid batter.
Steve Smith has lacked fluency at the crease all tour and will need to find his best form ahead of the Ashes Another one who would've been disappointed not to kick on for a bigger score in the first innings. Handscomb looked really solid in his short innings before playing down the wrong line and having his stumps ruined. The innings was Handscomb's Test career in a microcosm - looking solid without kicking on and getting a big score often enough.
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