Melbourne, Dec. 27 -- Australian batting legend Steve Smith surpassed former Aussie captain Allan Border to become the country's second-highest run-getter against England in Tests.

The Aussie veteran made this upward movement in the charts during his side's fourth Ashes Test at Melbourne against England. While he could score just nine in the first innings, falling to Josh Tongue, he made 24* in 39 balls, with a four, standing as a lone warrior as the Aussie batting crumbled to heaps, presenting an easy target to England.

In 40 tests against England, Smith has made 3,553 runs at an average of 55.51, including 12 centuries and 14 fifties in 72 innings and a best score of 239.

In 47 Tests against England, Border has scored 3,548 runs in 8...