Steve Smith Biography – Facts, Childhood, Family Life .

The four-bedroom house at 9 Mahogany Close is filled with many happy family memories, but the pair feel it’s time to downsize and have decided to sell their home of 25 years to relocate to the south coast, where they will build on a block of land they have.

“There’s only two of us here now, and it has four bedrooms plus the flat out the back, and we just don’t need it all now. We’ve decided it’s time to move on,” Mr Smith said.

“There’s heaps of bathrooms to keep clean,” he joked.

Mr Smith told Domain the couple were now wanting to downsize farther along the south coast.

The two-storey house has been home to the family since 1995 and is just minutes away from where the former Australian captain scored his first century as a child. Steve Smith was selected for the 2008 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. The same year, he made his first-class debut against Western Australia. He made his Twenty20 cricket debut on 1 January 2008 playing for the New South Wales in the 2008 Big Bash competition. In the 2011-12 season, he joined the Sydney Sixers and acted as a captain in the absence of Brad Haddin. Smith also played in the Caribbean Premier League, Bangladesh Premier League and Global T20 Canada.

Smith made his ODI debut against West Indies on 19 February 2010. Smith didn't get a call for the ODI team for a long time before being selected for the 2014 Zimbabwe Tri-series. After this, he made a trip to the UAE to play three ODIs. He made his first ODI ton in the first match of the series. Steve Smith was made the Man of the Series for his batting performances.

After this, Smith played in the ODI series against South Africa. During the series, he made his first century on Australian soil. He was selected for the 2015 Cricket World and the tri-series ODI competition preceding it. Smith played a crucial role in Australia’s World Cup-winning campaign. He made a century against India cricket team in the semi-final and a not out 58 in the final. He ended the tournament as Australia’s leading run-getter and was named in the team of the tournament by the ICC.

The Aussies toured South Africa in 2016 and lost the series 5-0. In the ODI series against New Zealand later that year, Smith scored 165 runs at the SCG, the highest ODI score at the ground. Following this was the ODI series against Pakistan cricket team where Smith played a vital role in Australia’s 4-1 series triumph. Smith made a return to the International cricket after his band when he was selected for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. He scored 379 runs in the tournament at an average of 37.90.

Steve Smith made his Test debut against Pakistan in July of 2010. Smith was selected for the 2010-11 Ashes series and played three Tests in the series, He scored two half-centuries in the series. His next Test series was against India in 2013. He scored one half-century in the two matches that he played in the series.

After he played against England where he scored his first Test century in the final Test match. Smith was then called for the squad of the 2013-14 Ashes series. Australia cricket team whitewashed the five-match series and Smith scored 327 runs including two centuries.

The series against Pakistan was not a good one for Smith and the Australian team as they both the Test matches. India toured Australia in 2015. Steve Smith scored a century in the first innings of the first match. He made his captaincy debut for Australia in the second match of the series. He was named the man of the match in the second Test. Smith ended the series with four consecutive Test centuries and was named the Man of the Series.

Smith scored 508 runs in the 2015 Ashes, the most by a player in the series. But he was also criticised for his poor performance against seam bowling. England regained the Ashes 3-2. After this series, Smith was appointed as the full-time captain of the Australian Test team.

Australia played Test series against New Zealand and West Indies in the late 2015 and early 2016. Australia won both the series with Steve performing particularly strongly against the West Indies. The tour of Sri Lanka in 2016 was a disaster for the team as well as Smith as a captain as Aussies lost it 3-0. Australia hosted South Africa for a three-match Test series which they lost 2-1, marking the end of Smith’s five consecutive Test loses as the captain.