Australia captain Steve Smith admits he took a sleeping pill as he dealt with a bout of nerves on the eve of the final day of the second Ashes test after his decision not to enforce the follow-on had given England a sniff of victory. "I had to have a sleeping pill last night. Smith, whose 141 not out was the difference between the sides in the first test in Brisbane, contributed 40 and six runs in his two innings in Adelaide. James Anderson said on Tuesday that he thought England had got to Smith with their sledging. They can think what they like but from my point of view it got me going."

Source: dna December 06, 2017 11:27 UTC