SL vs AUS | Twitter amused as zoned-in Smith blatantly ignores partner Carey enroute to 36th ton

‌Sri Lanka fought themselves into the contest on the morning session of Day 2 in the second Warne-Muralitharan Trophy 2025 Test between Australia and Sri Lanka by scalping three wickets for 91 after managing a subpar 257 with the bat. However, that was where their performance as Steve Smith and Alex Carey, promoted to fill in for Josh Inglis who is dealing with a back niggle, scored centuries each to take the visitors into the lead while still having seven wickets at hand. The partnership had soared past 200 by the time half an hour's play was remaining on the day as the du looked at home batting with each other, albeit there was one moment the two shared that seemed to perplex everyone watching.

Smith was on strike for the 50th over of the innings against Prabath Jayasuriya with Tea scheduled right after. The veteran smacked the first ball of the over for four but was content laying out the remaining deliveries without much ado. On the last ball, the 35-year-old drove the ball into the covers where there was enough protection to keep the scoreboard from ticking. The batter wouln't know though if somehow it pierced the gap for Smith barely waited a moment after playing his shot before sharply turning around and rushing back to the pavilion, leaving Carey in his wake. It has been an age-old tradition in cricket for the teams to walk off together after a session, which left even Carey perplexed, until Smith beckoned when he had almost reached the boundary for the wicket-keeper batter to follow suit.

Twitterati was quick to add the incident to the long list of Smith antics that make him one of the most fascinating personalities to have graced the sport. 

Attitude

His 4th

Ridiculous

Wow

#36

Bradman

The goat

Eagle eye

Peak Smith

Duck