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
Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
It seemed a long day because the cricket has been enthralling. It is Ashes cricket. It is great cricket.
Smith played one of the great, great Test innings and it got Australia back into the contest.
Image source, AFPMaybe you should always opt to bat first, regardless of conditions, when you've got Steve Smith in your side, looking at those stats.
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Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent
Smith brought it all on himself, he can't take that away, but he has put his side in a very strong position today.
Steve Smith leads Australia off the field. Fewer boos now and plenty of warm applause.
Image source, Getty ImagesJonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent
There is no doubt who today belongs to. It is Steve Smith. He was booed whenever he went out to bat and scored not just a hundred but a truly outstanding innings.
Trail by 274
Jason Roy slices it away off a thick inside edge through square leg for two.
England's openers survive to the close of play.
The hosts trail Australia by 274 after Steve Smith's magnificent, defiant century.
Image source, PA MediaJason Roy looks to flick it but readjusts in time to defend a straight ball.
Just one delivery left in a thrilling opening day...
Good response from James Pattinson, nipping it in from back of a length and hitting Jason Roy in the stomach as the England opener tries to tuck it away.
Image source, PA MediaMichael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
That is a glorious shot. Roy let it come and glides it. He timed it perfectly.
Image source, Getty ImagesAnd Jason Roy crashes his first ball from James Pattinson through the covers for four.
Delicious shot.
Rory Burns tucks off his hips for a single.
James Pattinson's first ball is wide and Rory Burns leaves it alone.
Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
Pattinson is a bowler I wouldn't want to face.
Chris Woakes has his pads on to come in next.
"Joe Root is still determined to bat at four," quips Matt Henry beside me.
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent
Pattinson has always been someone Australia have longed to get on the field.
James Pattinson is on for his first bowl in Test cricket since 2016.
After a career frequently interrupted by injury, he's back bowling fire this season.
Trail by 281
Jason Roy defends firmly on off-stump. That's better.
England survive one of their two overs tonight.
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent
That was an atrocious shot. It reeked of nerves.
Jason Roy goes back into one-day mode and tries to whip a short-ish ball through square leg.
Good job he missed that. Pat Cummins has a word.