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Namibia: Head, Smith centuries put Australia in charge of final Ashes Test – Sport

Namibia: Head, Smith centuries put Australia in charge of final Ashes Test – Sport

Africa Links 24 with AFP
Published on 2026-01-06 09:20:31

Run-machine Travis Head hit a swashbuckling 163 and Steve Smith a composed unbeaten 129 as Australia built a 134-run lead over England to seize control on day three of the fifth and final Ashes Test on Tuesday.

It was destructive opener Head’s third ton of the series, to go with the phenomenal match-winning 123 he made in Perth and 170 at Adelaide.

Smith was equally impressive, with his first hundred of the series driving the hosts to 518-7 by stumps at a packed Sydney Cricket…

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