Ashes: ‘We fell 50–60 runs short,’ says Australia captain Steve Smith
Updated On: 28 December, 2025 08:42 AM IST | Melbourne | AFP
Australia skipper Steve Smith rues lack of runs as England chase target of 175 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to hand hosts their first Ashes home Test loss in 15 years
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Australia batter Jake Weatherald is clean bowled by England skipper Ben Stokes in Melbourne on Saturday. Pic/AFP
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Captain Steve Smith said on Saturday that Australia had left themselves 60 runs short and could have taken a more aggressive batting approach, after they lost the fourth Test against England for a first home Ashes defeat in 15 years.
England came out on top of a seesawing contest at the Melbourne Cricket Ground played on a grassy bowler-friendly deck that made batting treacherous and was all over inside two days.
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