Scoreboard

(J. Vince 83, D. Malan 56, M. Stoneman 53; M. Starc 3-77, P. Cummins 3-85) D. Warner C. Bancroft U. Khawaja S. Smith P. Handscomb S. Marsh T. Paine M. Starc P. Cummins J. Hazlewood N. Lyon ...................... 26 .................. 5 .............................. 11 .............................. 141 .................... 14 ............... 51 ........... 13 ......................... 6 .................. 42 ...................................... 6 ......................... 9 ......................... ........... 1-7 (Bancroft), 2-30 (Khawaja), porting role for his skipper, overtaking his previous highest Test score of 33 with 42 in his first Test match at home, and helped put on a crucial 66-run stand.

The tourists view the Australian captain as their number one target in the series, and Smith showed just what a hugely influential play- 3-59 (Warner), 4-76 (Handscomb), 5-175 (Marsh), 6-202 (Paine), 7-209 (Starc), 8-275 (Cummins), 9-298 (Hazlewood), 10-328 (Lyon)

Anderson 29-10-50-2, Broad 25-1049-3, Ali 30-8-74-2, Woakes 24-5-67-1, Ball 18-3-77-1 (1nb 2w), Root 4.3-0-10-1 A. Cook M. Stoneman J. Vince J. Root ............... 7 ................................ 19 ............... 2 .................................. 5 ............................................. ............. 1-11 (Cook), 2-17 (Vince) Starc 5-1-14-0, Hazlewood 5-1-11-2, Cummins 3-2-1-0, Lyon 3-0-7-0 England er he is, escaping the shackles to claim yet another century.

Root's field strategy for Smith was likened to Bodyline, a notorious leg theory bowling tactic devised by England on their 1932-33 tour of Australia, specifically to negate the dominant batting skills of Don Bradman.