Steve Smith fired up by first Test failure and Pakistan's send-off

  • Yasir Shah’s celebration motivates Australian
  • Two sides meet again in second Test on Friday

A year out made Steve Smith run-hungry, but a cheap out and a send-off has made him plain ravenous. Pakistani Yasir Shah’s pointed celebration at dismissing Australia’s star batsman in the series-opener has spiked Smith’s motivation for the second Test starting on Friday in Adelaide.

Shah raised seven fingers, denoting the number of times he has got Smith out in Test cricket, in an act noted as “interesting” by the Australian.

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