Smith agreed a three-game deal as part of his summer preparations and is hoping to ‘provide some guidance’ to young English players
Steve Smith, the former Australia captain, has agreed a deal to play three games for Sussex in May as part of his preparations for the summer’s Ashes and a probable appearance in the World Test Championship final., agreed despite interest from other counties, mean Smith will play at Worcestershire on 4 May, at Leicestershire the following week and at Hove against Glamorgan – and his compatriot Marnus Labuschagne – the week after that.
Smith’s involvement in the ball-tampering scandal that Australia’s Test side became embroiled in during a tour of South Africa in 2018 – which led to him being banned from cricket for 12 months – continues to make him a somewhat controversial figure even if his playing achievements give him a genuine claim to greatness. In first-class cricket he averages 50.95 for New South Wales in Australia’s Sheffield Shield and 60.89 in 162 innings in 92 Tests.
He is ranked second among Test batters and will play for Sussex alongside India’s Cheteshwar Pujara, ranked No 22. His signing represents a coup for a county that finished seventh out of eight teams in Division Two of last year’s County Championship. “To have arguably the world’s best batter play for Sussex just before an eagerly awaited Ashes Test series is great for us and the County Championship,” said Rob Andrew, the Sussex CEO. “Our Championship form has not been good enough for a number of years and under the new direction of head coach Paul Farbrace we are looking to be positive and ambitious.
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