Summary

  • Denly falls for 4 in England reply

  • Australia 497-8 dec: Smith 211

  • Smith dropped by Archer on 65

  • Caught off Leach no-ball on 118

  • Labuschagne 67, Paine 58, Starc 54*

  • England drop three catches

  • Fourth Test, day two, Old Trafford

  • Five-match series level at 1-1

Live Reporting

Amy Lofthouse and Matthew Henry

  1. Oh no...

  2. Jim Maxwell
    BBC Test Match Special

    Smith is out!

  3. wicket

    WICKET

    Smith c Stokes b Leach 118 (Aus 273-6)

    STEVE SMITH IS OUT!

  4. Jack Skelton
    BBC Sport at Old Trafford

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  5. Aus 273-5

    Oh!

    Smith is human. He attempts a fourth boundary from Stokes' over but misses with the drive. Stokes' face gets a little redder.

  6. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    That was magnificently played. It was all in the placement from Smith.

  7. Aus 272-5

    Steve Smith is toying with England. This is utterly ridiculous.

    First he pulls Stokes for four. Then just guides a short ball deliberately between second slip and gully. Cricket is not meant to be this easy for a batsman.

  8. Jack Skelton
    BBC Sport at Old Trafford

    A big roar from the party stand as Ben Stokes is thrown the ball. Silence as Tim Paine cracks his first ball for four.

  9. Aus 262-5

    This won't be how Ben Stokes was planning to start the spell. Too full and he is driven by Tim Paine for four.

  10. Stuart Broad is now being saved for the new ball. He also should have had a wicket - but for Jason Roy's drop - but his two post-lunch overs were ultimately unsuccessful.

    Ben Stokes returns to another hero's reception.

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    Paul Airey: Should there be a public holiday if we get Smith out?

  12. Aus 258-5

    Smith 109, Paine 14

    Leach should have had the big wicket there but even Steve Smith's complete mishits fall safely. That landed about 180 degrees from where Smith was aiming.

    Now Leach drops too short and is chopped to the boundary by Tim Paine.

    Smith survives as thick edge lands between two England fielders

  13. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    That was a rash shot from Smith. He advanced and got a thick outside edge that scooped through the air.

  14. Aus 253-5

    Would you believe it?!

    Steve Smith gets this horribly wrong. He skies Jack Leach high into the air but the ball lands perfectly between two fielders.

    Hands are planted onto the top of English heads.

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    Jason Roy must have a holiday booked for mid-September - he's making every attempt to ensure he's on the plane.

    Mark, Bedford

  16. Aus 252-5

    A beauty from Stuart Broad. You can see the frustration right across his face. Tim Paine grins in a way that would infuriate me if I was a bowler. The Aussie skipper was turned right around but missed the ball.

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    Ben Thapa: Has Jason Roy dropped more catches in this series than he’s scored runs?

  18. Aus 252-5

    Here's a shock for you. Steve Smith has added four more to his total.

    This boundary - a sort of back foot slash - is probably his best shot of the day.

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    James: The year is 2089 Steve Smith celebrates his 100th birthday and reaches his 1000th Test Match century. He also celebrates another world class century vs England.

    Old Steve Smith@Surreycricfan

  20. Aus 247-5

    Smith 103, Paine 9

    Ebony points out on TMS that there's been an awful lot of shuffling about in the slip cordon over the last few years for England. Alastair Cook was a mainstay in that position of course. Off the top of my head Jos Buttler, Keaton Jennings, Dawid Malan, Ben Stokes, Rory Burns, Joe Root and now Roy have all fielded there.

    Does that have an impact?

    A tidy over from Leach.