The England and the Australian cricket teams are seen wearing black armbands on day 1 of the second, pink-ball Test at Gabba on December 4. The teams were seen wearing that in order to pay tribute to the former England batting legend Robin Smith, who passed away earlier this week. Gabba arranged a small tribute in memory of Smith, with his photo shown on the giant screen. Before the match started, England Cricket officially announced to extend their thoughts in memory of Judge, aka Robin Smith. Who was Robin Smith? The former England batter Robin Smith represented England in 62 international Test matches, playing 11 innings. He scored 4236 runs, with his highest being 4236 runs. He had 28 half centuries and 9 centuries. He had played 71 matches, piling up 2419 runs with 4 centuries and 15 fifties. He has over 26000 runs in first-class cricket and was one of the most fearless batters against pace. When England dropped him after the 1995-96 series in South Africa, he actually had the highest batting average among all England players at that time. Statistically he was one of the best players but had his weakness against spin, rather slow bowling. Read also: The Gabba: Brisbane’s Historic Ashes Cricket Fortress How did Robin Smith die? A lifelong friend of Aussie legend Shane Warne, Robin Smith suffered from excessive alcoholism, which he even mentioned in his autobiography too. Born in South Africa to British parents, he had shifted his base to England to pursue professional cricket. However, he died in his home at Perth, at the age of 62 on December 2. His family informed that Smith passed away unexpectedly. Smith's demise was just another example of the uncertainty of life. He was there at Perth enjoying the first Ashes Test of this season a week before. He even attended the training session of England Lions after the side's head coach, Andrew Flintoff, requested him. England wobbles on Day 1, Starc gets the early prey England had a wobbly start after batting first in the pink ball Test at Gabba. Mitchell Starc, who was the player of the match in the Perth Test, started his day bagging two English players for ducks. The first victim of Starc was Ben Duckett who got an edge for Marnus Labuschagne to get him at the shin height. Ollie Pope retreats with a 3-ball duck, failing to defend Starc's 144kmph, back-of-a-length delivery that got a thick inside edge and chopped of the bails.