New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- Former Australia captain Michael Clarke has placed Steven Smith right up with Australian greats and rooted for him to score a double hundred in front of his home crowd in Sydney against India in the final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Friday.

Smith, a modern-day great who lost his form during his transition from middle to top order, has finally found his groove. Smith's movement, rhythm and technique are singing in harmony, especially after the third Test match.

He brought up his century in style in Brisbane and topped it up with another ton in Melbourne in front of a sold-out crowd at the MCG in the Boxing Day Test.

Smith now stands 38 runs away from completing 10,000 Test runs and becoming just the fourth...