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Rob Meech: So Steve Smith has a weakness when reverse sweeping while in the 200s. Good to know
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
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Rob Meech: So Steve Smith has a weakness when reverse sweeping while in the 200s. Good to know
Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician
Since The Oval in 2015 in 12 innings Steve Smith has scored 1,419 runs at an average of 141.9. He has seven hundreds and three fifties with the only two failures in the day-night Test in Adelaide.
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Sue Sadler: Greg Blewett. England surely have.
England haven't scored 400 in the first innings of a Test since December 2017. Just fyi.
Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
I have seen Mitchell Starc do this before. It helps him get into the contest and helps his bowling.
England know this Test match is now about batting long. They have got to get somewhere close to Australia or they are in trouble.
Let's use the drinks break to admire this unbelievable shot from Mitchell Starc.
Starc 40, Lyon 10
Mitch Starc is here for a fun time, not a long time.
Hoick, hoick, hoick, and he picks up two boundaries for his troubles!
Daniel Norcross
BBC Test Match Special
Root can't believe his lack of good fortune.
As you were.
I mean, he's hit this. He's hit the cover off it.
This isn't out, but Joe Root is going to send it upstairs anyway. Because we've reached why not territory.
It's an lbw shout against Mitchell Starc. Jonny Bairstow liked it more than Root.
Massive!
Down goes Mitchell Starc and he hoicks Joe Root over deep mid-wicket and away for six.
Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
That over from Jofra Archer was poor. He has been brought on to blow away the tail and it was 80mph powder-puff stuff. You have got to get it down with some sort of action on the ball.
Travis Head is getting his whites on in the dressing room...
Archer 24-3-81-0
Nathan Lyon cuts again and this time it's fielded by the man at point.
Shot!
What a cut from Nathan Lyon! That'll be four.
Text 81111
Just reporting a fault with your wickets alert system. It just told me that Smith is out.
Tattz in Harborne
Well, Nathan Lyon knew nothing about that, but he's got four for his troubles!
It's short from Jofra Archer, climbing on Lyon, and Lyon tucks his head in, closes his eyes and swings it over long-on for four.
Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
If it wasn't for that blow at Lord's then Australia would have retained the Ashes by now.
Jack Skelton
BBC Sport at Old Trafford
Smiths looks absolutely furious with himself. There's hunger for runs and then there's that.