AUS vs ENG | Twitter goes wild as Smith channels kid within to jump around after one-handed blinder

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It is rare to see Steve Smith celebrate wildly on the field after taking a catch, but he ran around after a catch during the second Test against England in Brisbane. The Australian skipper had a stunning take at slips to end Will Jacks' defiant innings before going cock-a-hoop around the Gabba.

‌England’s overnight pair of Ben Stokes and Will Jacks came out hoping to put on a gritty show, with the primary aim of making Australia bat again in the second Test in Brisbane. The pair were partly successful in doing that, playing out the entire first session without losing a single wicket.

Starting the day at 134/6, the pair added 59 runs in a dour session to go into the green, while batting out 24 overs. The pair looked settled and looked like batting for long as they extended their partnership to 96 from 220 balls. Australia needed something special to find a breakthrough, and who better than Steve Smith to provide that.

With Alex Carey standing up to the stumps, pacer Michael Neser stuck to his tight short of a length bowling around the off stump and was finally rewarded with a wicket, courtesy of a superhuman effort from the stand-in skipper. Jacks, who had played 91 balls by then, nicked one past Carey only to find a diving Steve Smith.

The Aussie skipper was placed at second slip and showed excellent anticipation to dive to his left to pull off a one-handed blinder. He was so thrilled that he went hopping around the ground like a kid, exulting in celebrations, with the teammates rushing to applaud an extraordinary effort.

Twitter was in awe as the Aussie skipper took a low catch, that too diving to his wrong side, to bring the hosts right back into the game. The lead was only at 47, and the visitors were seven wickets down as the fielding side took a giant step towards clinching the second game.

Another day

Just another day at the office for Steve Smith pic.twitter.com/5MoN6tbxJG
— 🦋 (@Escapist29) December 7, 2025

Does it again

STEVE SMITH DOES IT AGAIN!

That is an unbelievable catch! pic.twitter.com/bk3rTUnjFN
— 7Cricket (@7Cricket) December 7, 2025

No better

No better illustration of saying "catches win matches" than this.

Steve Smith is easily the best slip fielder of this generation!!!

pic.twitter.com/Nhha1aLTmH
— 𝐀. (@was_abdd) December 7, 2025

Freak

FREAKKKKKK! Steve Smith is a freakkkk.
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) December 7, 2025

Greatest

STEVE SMITH! One of the greatest slip fielders of all time. Add this to the highlight reels!

Unbelievable catch made even more incredible by the fact Alex Carey was up to the stumps and Smith would’ve seen the ball later. Stunning stuff.#Ashes
— CricBlog ✍ (@cric_blog) December 7, 2025

Beauty

What. A. Catch.

Steve Smith, you beauty 🙇‍♂️ #Ashes2025
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) December 7, 2025

Wow

Steve Smith pic.twitter.com/MhThVO6WzR
— ARNOLD (@Neyfiction) December 7, 2025

Lucky

My kids woke me up just in time to see Steve Smith make the grab. Very nice of them. pic.twitter.com/gYnrKt0vTc
— Jomboy (@Jomboy_) December 7, 2025

No one

Steve Smith is a Freak... No one grabs it better than him in that place.#TheAshes pic.twitter.com/HkbJReov11
— The Cricket Express (@TheYorkerBall) December 7, 2025

What a grab