Smith's 71 takes him past Bradman mark

Steve Smith eclipsed a Don Bradman record as Australia chased victory over India in the fourth Test in Sydney.
The captain hit 71 off 70 balls to pass Bradman's 1947-48 Australian record of 715 for most runs in a series against India.
Smith, who had already made four centuries in the series, scored 769 runs at an average of 128.16.

This test series between India and Australia is turning out to be very interesting. Both team's batsmen are showing so real talent.

Smitthy .......... MOM and MOS !!!!

He has been a quiet achiever .......... Well done Smudge !!!

Congrats on being named MoM & MoS cappo Smiffy

It's practically impossible to overstate just how remarkable the form of Steve Smith has been in this Test series against India.

After hundreds in each of the first three Tests, the stand-in Australian captain made it four on the trot with a stunning 117 in the first innings in Sydney.

By doing so, and by adding another 71 in the second innings, Smith stormed into the record books:

With his four glittering hundreds, the 25-year-old became only the third player in history after Sir Donald Bradman and Jacques Kallis to score centuries in four consecutive Tests in the same series.
He's now also just the fifth Australian ever to reach three figures in any string of four straight Tests.
His 769 runs for the series is the highest figure in history by a player in a four-match Test series.
Those 769 runs are also the most runs ever scored in a series by an Australian against India.
It doesn't get much better than that.