Steven Smith played down his confrontation with Jofra Archer as nothing more than "good banter" after the latest instalment in their engrossing head-to-head battle. Smith raced to 23 not out off just nine balls to take Australia to an eight-wicket win at the Gabba , and was involved in a heated back-and-forth with England 's fast bowler picked up on stump microphones.

On Test debut at Lord's 2019 , Archer hit Smith on the helmet with a ferocious bouncer that knocked him off his feet, and ultimately ruled him out of the following Test due to concussion. But Smith has otherwise dominated their match-up in Tests: after Australia's win in Brisbane, no bowler has bowled to Smith as much as Archer (33.2 overs) without ever dismissing him.

With only 65 runs to defend, Archer charged

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