Steve Smith has been doing wonders with the bat in the ongoing Ashes 2019 series in England, helping Australia retain the Ashes as well. On Saturday, he showcased his brilliant skill in the field. While standing at second slip, Steve Smith jumped to his right to pull off a stunning one-handed catch to dismiss Chris Woakes. After the end of play on Day 3 of the fifth and final Test, Australia captain Tim Paine described him as a “freak” for taking the catch.

“He’s just a freak. We were actually chatting about it out there at one point about batsmen like him seem to always be in the game,” said the Australian captain. “Cricketers like him, I think Stokes is the same, they’re just in the contest and in the game all the time whether they are at slip or at point or with the ball or with the bat,” he said.

“That’s what makes great cricketers great because they’re always in the contest, they’re always aware of what’s happening. It was a pretty special catch late in the day after he’s been batting for seven weeks straight,” he further added.

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Great catches from the Aussies tbf

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Despite the effort, England had a control on the third day of the fifth Ashes Test, building a massive lead of 382 runs. With two days in hand and the weather in London set fair, England are expected to level the series at 2-2. Although Australia have retained the Ashes. They won the first and fourth Test on the back of Steve Smith’s heroics whereas the second game ended in a draw. The third one went to England’s name as Ben Stokes played an unbelievable 135 not out and sealed the deal for his side.