296 Quotes by Steve Smith

It did help having a lot of exposure to international cricket at such a young age. That showed me what I need to do to be successful at that level.

In the shorter form of the game, I think I'm getting a lot smarter with the way I'm approaching my innings and also the way I read the game.

Obviously, I did not start my Test career too well. With the bat, I was probably not quite ready to play at that stage. I was happy to go back to first-class system and learn my game a bit more, honing my skills, particularly my defence and patience.

I watch the game pretty closely and think of a few things that I'd do perhaps differently to what's going on and throw up ideas here and there as well.

I don't like being back in the sheds, I prefer being out in the middle and just doing my thing.

I got rid of one bat tap I used to have as I was about to face up, and getting rid of that's made me more stable and able to get in better positions and play, particularly fast bowling, a lot easier.

I wear football socks and I actually tape my shoelaces to my socks. I don't like anything to be putting me off. I don't have an excuse of the shoelaces coming off.

It's great to retain the Ashes but it just doesn't sit right with me when you don't win it.

For me, it's about having energy in the field and making sure I'm having fun and making sure everyone else around is having fun, whether it be telling a joke or something like that. It's to make sure we're all upbeat and we're ready to go.