Sri Lanka, Jan. 30 -- Australia's Steve Smith reached a major milestone in Test cricket, becoming only the 15th player and the fourth Australian to score 10,000 Test runs. He capped off the achievement in style with his 35th Test century on day one of the first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle International Cricket Stadium, yesterday.

Steve Smith joined Aussie greats Allan Border, Ricky Ponting, and Steve Waugh in the 10,000-run club. With Pat Cummins absent, he led as stand-in captain and built a crucial partnership with Usman Khawaja, giving Australia a big boost.

Steve Smith fell just short of 10,000 runs at the SCG, getting out on 9,999 against India. But in Galle, he made no mistake, reaching the milestone with a single off Prabath ...