Melbourne, Dec. 26 -- Steve Smith's mediocre Ashes campaign continued as he once again fell to England's right-arm pacer Josh Tongue during the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne on Friday.

Leading the side in the fourth Ashes Test with the series already in pocket, Smith, who also led Australia in two opening Tests in the absence of regular skipper Pat Cummins, did get off to a decent start with a boundary each against Tongue and Brydon Carse, but the 31st delivery he faced, coming into him, beat the inside edge of his bat and crashed into middle stump. Smith walked back for just nine in 31 runs and was the fourth wicket to fall for Australia.

In Tests, Smith has faced 35 deliveries against Tongue and scored 69 runs at an average of 11.66, b...