Summary

  • Smith 229*, M Marsh 181*

  • Fifth-wicket stand worth 301

  • Marsh's maiden Test century

  • England take only one wicket in day

  • Australia lead 2-0 in five-match series

  • Play starts at 02:30 GMT on Sunday

  1. Postpublished at 07:20 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Wow.

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  2. Postpublished at 07:20 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Are there any other Marsh siblings who fancy a bat in Sydney?

    That 'w' word may be on the agenda heavily for the next few weeks...

  3. get involved

    Sum up England in one wordpublished at 07:19 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

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    Pathetic.

    Stu from Hertford

  4. Postpublished at 07:18 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Steve Smith has scored 369 runs in this series, and counting. He's been dismissed twice.

  5. Postpublished at 07:16 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport in Perth

    Clouds. Not often spotted in these parts. There are rumours of rain tomorrow and Monday.

    WacaImage source, BBC Sport
  6. Postpublished at 07:15 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Australia are 218-1 today. My word.

  7. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 07:13 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

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    Plans for the day, set the alarm for 7 o'clock, catch up on England progress through the Aussie batting line-up on TMS. Revise plans, reset alarm for an extra hours sleep.

    Phil, Fareham Hampshire.

  8. Postpublished at 07:13 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    England's bowlers are already exhausted. This pitch is flat. They're going to come out after tea to two set batsmen, an old ball and an increasingly vocal home crowd.

    What I'm saying is, prepare yourself for more runs. Plenty of them.

    Steve Smith and Mitchell MarshImage source, Getty Images
  9. Teapublished at 07:11 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    That, folks, is tea.

    Mitch Marsh and Steve Smith wander back in to a standing ovation. There's a huge grin on Marsh's face, and why not? His selection was questioned and criticised and now, in front of his family and his home crowd, he's made his first Test century.

    England, by contrast, look done.

  10. Aus 421-4published at 115 overs

    M Marsh 100, Smith 182

    It's been a difficult few months for Marsh. He's undergone shoulder surgery, which has limited his ability to bowl, and as a result he's focused more on his batting.

    He takes some time to refocus himself before defending the rest of Stuart Broad's over.

  11. How's stat?!published at 07:09 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Andrew Samson
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    Shaun Marsh was the 100th Australian to score a hundred against England, Mitchell Marsh is now the 101st.

    Mitchell Marsh and Steve SmithImage source, PA
  12. 100 runs

    100 for Mitchell Marshpublished at 114.3 overs

    There it is! A maiden Test century for Mitch Marsh!

    A huge celebration from Marsh as he crashes another boundary before raising his arms to the crowd. He waves his bat and helmet first at teh crowd and then at the dressing room, as the Waca rises as one.

    Big brother Shaun Marsh is on his feet, grinning and clapping furiously, as is dad Geoff in the stands. What a moment.

    Mitchell MarshImage source, PA
  13. Aus 417-4published at 114.1 overs

    Four! Mitch Marsh cuts, and cuts hard, smacking Broad to the boundary. Broad turns round and swings his foot in annoyance.

  14. You can fight the sleep but not the dreampublished at 07:06 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

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    Things ain't cooking, in England's kitchen.

    Maybe the rain will save them? Here's the current forecast for Sunday. A bit of rain looks likely - but it's showers.

  15. Aus 413-4published at 114 overs

    Moeen's back on. I've just caught myself wondering if Steve Smith is tiring. Then I watched him, having been at the crease for 416 minutes, wander down to Moeen, whip his wrists and run a quick two. So no, he isn't.

    He punches gloves with Marsh after seeing out the over. There are just five minutes until tea.

  16. get involved

    Things that will happen before Smith gets outpublished at 07:01 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

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    Setting off from Yorkshire to drive to Wiltshire, then turning round and heading back. Will Steve Smith still be in when I get back?

    Sarah

  17. Aus 410-4published at 113 overs

    Lead by 7

    Steve Smith has edged more balls in the past 40 minutes or so than he has at any other point in this match. And every time, the ball has bounced just before it's got to Alastair Cook at slip. Smith wanders off to short leg and blinks furiously, before he pats away the rest of Stuart Broad's over.

    A chirpy Mitch Johnson, meanwhile, has just been asked to describe Mitch Marsh. He's opted for "he's like a giant teddy bear".

  18. Postpublished at 07:00 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport in Perth

    Graeme SwannImage source, BBC Sport

    Those shades.

  19. Postpublished at 06:58 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Mark Stoneman is just strapping the short leg pads on. An ideal position to be sent to stand in after 112 overs in the field.

  20. Aus 410-4published at 112 overs

    M Marsh 91, Smith 180

    That's Mitch Marsh's highest Test score and it comes in emphatic fashion, another furious drive straight back down the ground. He nailed that, all high elbows and stillness at the crease.

    Marsh throws everything but the kitchen sink into a cover drive, but a good tumble stops it running to the boundary.