Steve Smith century vs Australia: Here are four other Australian batsmen who scored two centuries in an Ashes Test

4) Arthur Morris (1947)

Exactly 50 years before Waugh’s heroics in Manchester, Australia opening batsman Arthur Morris had scored his first and second Test centuries in the first and second innings of the fourth Test respectively.

After England posted 460 in the first innings, Morris’ century played a crucial role in Australia gaining a 27-run lead in the first innings. With Sir Don Bradman getting out without scoring, Morris stitched a 189-run partnership alongside Lindsay Hassett (78) for the third wicket. Before getting out, Morris contributed with 122 (255) with the help of 12 fours and two sixes.

Chasing a 314-run target on the last day of the match, Morris saw to it that Australia draw the match without much trouble. The southpaw’s second Test century saw him scoring 124* (171) with the help of 12 fours.

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Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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