Steve Smith explains his bizarre ‘chainsaw’ celebration was a joke at Marnus Labuschagne’s expense
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Steve Smith explains his bizarre ‘chainsaw’ celebration was a joke at the expense of Marnus Labuschagne after he broke Don Bradman’s record with Century against South Africa
- Steve Smith clarified his unusual ‘chainsaw’ celebration at SCG on Thursday
- It was a prank on his teammate Marnus Labuschagne, who ‘frustrated’ Smith
- Smith, 33, has now looted 30 Test centuries in a historic career for Australia
Steve Smith has opened up about his bizarre ‘chainsaw’ celebration after scoring his 30th Test century on Thursday.
The 33-year-old admitted it was a joke at the expense of Marnus Labuschagne who had the Australian dressing room in stitches.
“I think it was this morning, Marn was complaining about being cut with a chainsaw,” Smith revealed at the end of a rain-interrupted second day in Sydney.
‘Anrich’s ball that took him out kicked a bit and was cut by a chainsaw. “I told him, ‘I thought you were stuck at 70 anyway, so you’ll be right.’
‘He says, ‘Stop being so negative, Steve. I hope they cut you down with a chainsaw today.
Steve Smith has opened up about his bizarre ‘chainsaw’ celebration after scoring his 30th Test century on Thursday.
Smith admitted it was a joke at the expense of Marnus Labuschagne that had the Australian locker room in stitches at the SCG.
“So I said, ‘Okay, when I’m 100 I’ll talk about the chainsaw.’ So that was essentially it.
Labuschagne was dismissed on the 79th by speedy South African Anrich Nortje on the first day of the third Test at the SCG after a nasty delivery past goalkeeper Kyle Verreynne.
Smith and Labuschagne, both prolific run-scorers for Australia, are close by, their passion for batting relentless.
Smith’s personal milestone was significant: it was his 30th Test century, taking him past Sir Donald Bradman’s 29-tonne.
He now sits the same as Matt Hayden and trails only Ricky Ponting (41) and Steve Waugh (32) with the most Test hundreds for Australia.
Smith also had his laptops searched by journalists after declaring that this could be his last Australian summer at test level.
Labuschagne was sent off in the 79th by the fast South African Anrich Nortje on the first day of the third Test at the SCG after a nasty delivery which he overcame.
On Friday, Smith retracted his explosive comments, saying he’s “always very cryptic with that stuff” before adding that he “doesn’t go anywhere” and is “comfortable where everything is.”
Usman Khawaja remains unbeaten at 195, not playing on the third day until 3pm local time due to rain.
The contest seems destined to head towards a tie thanks to the inclement weather.
Australia leads all three Test series 2-0.