5 legends who made their Test debut at Lord's

#3 Steve Smith

Smith was picked as a leg-spinner

It is one of the sport's great ironies that this generation's best Test batsman made his debut as a leg-spinner. Steve Smith made his debut at Lord's against Pakistan, whose home venue was England for a while due to security concerns.

Smith was seen as a potential replacement for Shane Warne. Although Smith didn't bowl in the first innings, it was him and Marcus North who wreaked havoc in the second innings by picking up nine wickets combined.

Smith couldn't cement his place though, and was dropped after five Tests. He made a comeback to the team in 2013 and played crucial knocks in every series.

It was in the 2014-15 home summer that Smith proved his worth weight in gold as he scored centuries in all four Tests against India. He also played a key role in Australia winning their fifth World Cup crown in 2015.

Smith's rise in the longer format has been unstoppable as he has scored runs everywhere. Doubts were raised after the ball-tampering incident of 2018, but he answered them with twin centuries in the Edgbaston Test of the 2019 Ashes.