Steve Smith breaks Frank Worrell trophy in brutal mishap after victory

Almost everything went right for Steve Smith and Australia in the second Test against the West Indies. The Aussies took just 90 minutes to claim the final six wickets on Sunday to record a resounding 419-run win and sweep the Frank Worrell trophy series 2-0.

However things didn't exactly go right in the trophy presentation when stand-in captain Steve Smith accidentally broke the silverware. TV footage showed the moment Smith accidentally knocked the cricket ball off the top of the trophy, before it landed on David Warner's foot.

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Smith could be seen fumbling around with the broken trophy, trying to put the ball back in place. He then had to hold the ball onto the top of the trophy while posing for photos.

Adam Gilchrist said in commentary: “Have they just taken the ball off the top of the trophy? I hope not."

Marnus Labuschagne then found the ball in his possession after the presentation, showing it off to teammates including Usman Khawaja. Cricket pundit Rick Eyre tweeted: "That sound you hear is Sir Frank Worrell spinning wildly in his grave."

Regarded as the 'Nelson Mandela of cricket', Worrell played 51 Test matches for the West Indies and was the nation's second black captain. He died in 1967 at age 42 of leukaemia.

Steve Smith to hand captaincy back to Pat Cummins

Smith enjoyed a hugely-successful return to the Test captaincy as Australia recorded their biggest-ever win over the West Indies and third-biggest against any opposition. Smith was handed the Test captaincy for just the second time since the ball-tampering scandal, with Pat Cummins sidelined with a thigh complaint.

However Smith will go back to vice-captain when Cummins returns for the first Test against South Africa in Brisbane. Cummins is considered a certainty to return, however fellow fast bowler Josh Hazlewood looks likely to sit out again with a side strain.

Replacement pacemen Scott Boland (0-29 and 3-16) and Michael Neser (2-34 and 3-22) impressed in Adelaide with Cummins and Hazlewood out. However one will be squeezed out of the South African opener by Cummins' return.

"We have plenty of options in our cartel at the moment," Smith said after the match, adding that there were no concerns about the dismal West Indies showing having a negative impact on their preparation for South Africa. The Proteas have a renowned bowling attack featuring express quicks Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada, 2.07-metre tall left-armer Marco Jansen and spinner Keshav Maharaj.

"You just play what is in front of you," Smith said. "Sometimes when you're facing faster bowlers, that can be easier to score than when you are facing 130 (kmh) and nibbling them around.

"That's the key to any attack, is having that variety so you're never getting into a real rhythm as a batter. South Africa provide that, they have Nortje bowling 150 (kmh), Rabada 140 to 150 bowling slightly different, then a left-armer in Jansen as well, and then a spinner in Maharaj. So it will be a good challenge."

Apart from Bangladesh, who Smith has only played just Tests against, his average against South Africa (41.53) is his lowest against any nation. It is also well shy of his career average of 60.98.

"South Africa are probably the one team that have bowled well to me," he said. "My record isn't quite as good against them as some of the others. I am really looking forward to the series ... hopefully I can get into a nice groove and contribute and score some runs."

with AAP

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