Summary

  • Smith hits superb 144 on Test return

  • First Test since ball-tampering scandal

  • Aus recover from 122-8 to 284 all out

  • Smith puts on 88 with Siddle (44)

  • Smith adds 74 with last man Lyon (12*)

  • Broad 5-86, Woakes 3-58

  • Injured Anderson has scan on calf

  • First Test of five; Australia won toss

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Amy Lofthouse, Matthew Henry and Jack Skelton

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    Chris Allan: Productivity is at an all-time low. I don’t know if I will have a job by the time we get to The Oval.

  2. Aus 109-5

    Smith 36, Paine 3

    A little bit of turn for Moeen but nothing extravagant. I'm sure England would much rather have the seamers on here but, as we said earlier, James Anderson is off having a scan on a calf issue.

  3. England thought they'd got Smith out a few overs ago but the lbw decision was overturned...

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    Simon Bird: New plan: forget about taking Smith’s wicket and focus on getting everyone else out around him.

  5. Chris Woakes' potentially game-changing spell is over. I guess England have to look after the seamers with Anderson injured.

    Moeen is on.

  6. Tom Fordyce
    BBC chief sports writer at Edgbaston

    With Anderson gone for who knows how long, England needed one of their remaining quicks to play the hero role - and Woakes, perhaps the most underappreciated of the original quartet, has pulled out his cape and eyemask since lunch.

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  7. Aus 108-5

    Stuart Broad is bowling a lot of scrambled seam deliveries. Tim Paine doesn't look at ease.

    I don't think the crowd has reminded the Australia captain of his claim that there are 15 more intimidating atmospheres in the world than Edgbaston yet. It'll come if he gets out, I'm sure.

  8. Glenn McGrath
    Ex-Australia bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    That 2005 match here, the start of that final day, the noise was deafening. As Australia chipped away, it was quieter - when it got to under 10, it was nearly silence. But the noise when Harmison took the final wicket... you could really feel the tension. You always know how well you're going as a visiting team by the noise levels in the crowd.

  9. Aus 108-5

    How has Paine survived this!? An absolute stunner of a delivery from Stuart Broad which drags him forward but nips beyond the edge of the bat.

    Broad has a wry smile on his face. Paine has a cheeky grin.

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    Sam Roberts: In comes Tim Paine. Incidentally, there are 15 wicketkeepers in Australia better than him.

  11. Woakes might just miss out of the title of most underrated sportsman ever but he has certainly changed the game in this session.

    Australia were 99-3 before he removed Travis Head...

  12. Shaf has gone big!

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    Is Chris Woakes the most underrated player in the history of sport?

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  14. Aus 108-5

    Chris Woakes has three slips and a short leg to Tim Paine. The Aussie skipper drives down the ground and Woakes tries to flick the ball onto the stumps to run Smith out at the non-striker's end. The ball just misses the timbers and Paine has his first runs.

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    Mat: How can anyone be expected to work with all this going on?

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  17. Aus 105-5

    Smith 35, Paine 0

    That was such a good delivery from Woakes to Wade. It was full, swung in and hit the pad. Matthew Hoggard is at Edgbaston today and it's the type of delivery he bowled to left-handers back in 2005.

    It's now captain and former captain at the crease for Australia with Tim Paine out there.

    A crucial spell coming up.

    Matthew Hoggard and the 2005 Ashes squadGetty Images

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    Jonathan Owen: Chris Woakes is the James Milner of cricket. Unflashy, underrated, technically excellent, great team man.

    Rebecca: Good old Chris Woakes the destroyer.

  19. How's stat?!

    Andrew Samson
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    We're up to five reviews inside 34 overs.

  20. Aus 105-5

    "It's all gone quiet over there," is the song now from the stands.

    England leap around after Broad beats Smith's edge.

    I love cricket.