Australia vs Pakistan | Steve Smith hopes to score big in Lahore Test

Steve Smith is disappointed not to have capitalised on two good starts against Pakistan

Australia vice-captain Steve Smith says he's disappointed to have not capitalised on two good starts against Pakistan and get his first away Test century in over two years.

Smith scored 78 in Australia’s first Test in Pakistan since 1998 which ended in a draw at Rawalpindi before making 72 in the epic drawn game at Karachi.

“Look, I’ve been pretty disappointed when I’ve got out, that’s for sure,” Smith said via video conference on Saturday as Australia prepared for the third and final Test starting Monday.

“I haven’t got out (in the 70s) many times in my career and I think I’ve got to get the bigger scores, particularly on those wickets.”

Smith looked set to score his first away Test century on a lifeless Pindi Cricket Stadium wicket before top-edging a wild sweep against legspinner Nauman Ali and getting caught at short fine leg.

He batted for four hours and 40 minutes at Karachi for his 72 in Australia’s mammoth first-innings score of 556-9 declared but edged a low catch in the second slip to Faheem Ashraf off fast bowler Hasan Ali.

In a batter-dominated series so far, Smith hopes he can get his first away Test century in Lahore since making 211 in the Ashes Test at Manchester in 2019.