Adelaide — Australia captain Steve Smith admits he took a sleeping pill as he dealt with a bout of nerves on the eve of the final day of the second Ashes Test after his decision not to enforce the follow-on had given England a sniff of victory. It all worked out in the end with Australia cantering to a 120-run victory to take a 2-0 lead in the series on Wednesday but Smith conceded he might have had a sleepless night if he had not had a bit of pharmaceutical assistance. "I had to have a sleeping pill last night. It has been a pretty tough 24 hours if I’m being honest," he said. "It’s all part of being captain of your country. You have to make difficult decisions and sometimes you’re going to make the wrong decision. "I’ll think back and reflect over the next day or so and think what I could have perhaps done differently and could have done better, and areas that I can continue to improve in my leadership." Only captain of SA Dudley Nourse against Australia in 1950 had previously los...
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