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00:00Similar reception for Steve Smith as for David Warner.
00:16This is a big moment for Australia now with their best player,
00:21a player with the best record,
00:23coming back into test cricket and coming in early in the piece.
00:27we've only had 35 minutes play australia already two down steve smith at the crease
00:41well we saw in the build-up nasa is saying if you missed it did a fantastic piece with
00:44steve smith in the nets about all these movements he's got a wonderful record
00:48look at that 61.3 remember his first probably half a dozen eight tests he's batting at number eight
00:53and now he's got 2300s 2450s averaging 61. and you're right he's the key he's the class act he's
01:03probably you had to pick a test batsman from any country birak coli would probably be the only one
01:07that challenges steve smith in this form of the game but he'll be nervous i reckon the boos are
01:11probably the only out of warner and bancroft i don't think it really worries those guys the
01:16booze too much but i think steve smith is i reckon it might just worry him a little bit the booze
01:21i think you put it on a brave face but i reckon it might just worry him a little
01:31close in on the offside almost a short point really just in front of square
01:44but uh on the half volley of the ball
02:00was it i think it was it was a lovely ball from broad another
02:06that's where he likes it and that's where bowlers get sucked in because they sometimes see with smith
02:35an lbw waiting to happen because he gets across his stumps but he's
02:44no real snarling off the field white
02:56squirts it away behind square not sure it meant to go there but because that man joe denley is
03:01catching just in front of square on the offside
03:09well
03:15to go
03:17and a county game arch
03:18this is a little pitch just outside
03:31finds a way through just beat much seam up
03:33and that's a batsman
03:44oh that's close
03:45you're talking about the 80s
03:50oh that's for bold to the same
03:54there goes tishin because
03:59a lot of what's in the name
04:03well that's gone very quickly and very very fine so it's a leg by it's four of them
04:08means productive over the most productive over no doubt of the day you're not
04:17even at uh durham
04:20very fine
04:20well done though
04:22you're broad they pick up three but they
04:30more later
04:31the short ball comes out
04:40and he doesn't find the ropes
04:56sucks
04:59more so than the other bowlers
05:08believe me
05:09inside out there
05:23quick on his feet
05:24got to the pitch of the ball and hit it pretty much where you want
05:27which is what he did
05:28he did well three runs
05:29start
05:41reaction is
05:44if you asked him now
05:45do you think that was good for you didn't get benefited from it i'd be surprised if he said no
05:49back and across movement he veiled
06:01he's split
06:06yes he runs
06:12to being ready
06:19and just that line
06:32it's in a great position to play that shot just be two
06:37whoops
06:40a great head position open front foot always looking to meet the ball with the bat
06:45back it's never once off balance just gets right behind the ball the front leg never in the way of that back path
07:04side edge
07:21i think it's four brings up the hundred
07:26well the edge
07:26oh that's a big shot what does he think again
07:37you can't believe it steve smith
07:40oh and he's going to review it he's a captain
07:45from third umpire player review for lbw
07:48bridge of sessions out front foot please
07:51uh no shot plate
07:57that's fair delivery
07:59just front time and then we can go to ball trekking available
08:07yeah no problem
08:10no problem
08:15and then we're just waiting for ball trekking no shot play
08:18yeah thank you
08:22here we go helen
08:24pitching outside off
08:26impact is outside
08:29wickets missing
08:31we'll get back on screen and get you to change your decision to not out
08:35you're on screen now
08:40not out talk about knowing where your officer base
08:42you're going to get back to some of the wicket keepers
08:56you think back to some of the wicket keepers
09:12the guild
09:16under 108
09:22spot on kumar
09:28tied good shot
09:30not a bad field this for moan ellie give him a little bit of protection case today
09:34urge of another pfeiffer
09:41australia had a review
09:44same for pattinson too you have to say the standard of umpiring
09:47the gift over pitched from moan alley what smith did was work the gap deliberately just
10:00open the blade open the face of his back to beat that man at extra cover that right calf
10:07fitness perhaps uh what's uh what's happened today although it's three years down the line
10:17that's
10:29nasa's piece with him this morning he's talking
10:30and he's talking about it
10:33well he bowled out 136 on that occasion
10:38six wickets to anderson
10:39oh there's that leg slip
10:45it would have gone to leg slip and it's a position that england have had from time to time
10:50against smith it's a position that we highlighted the leg slip in there
10:55bester likes it stokes likes it nasa to alim dar
11:08he'll want to because he'll want to get back on strike
11:15it's that in swinger again from stokes that
11:17steve smith goes on to 50 he's worked hard for that
11:28the supporters from australia something to cheer about
11:36haven't had a lot to shout about today
11:41no he's played really well
11:42just the runs you get but when you get them 50 out of 131 for eight
11:55for two here and he'll make it easy that's good running
12:06careful that's interesting about that
12:12as soon as he played the shot call was a couple
12:42looking for two danger
12:48now lbw
12:50maraj the spinner back then
13:01no he's not running for that he knows that's four
13:04brings up 150
13:06australia 151 for eight
13:12middle of the tech
13:28let's come back for two
13:31it's good for
13:40maybe it's been a situation of there's been wickman on the fence
13:45it's giving steve smith the one as an excellent shot again but he'll only get that single to get
13:49siddle back on strike
14:00good run
14:17nicely played next side there's two men out but in the gap moves to 75
14:23slower delivery from the
14:45I heard you earlier in us talking about his adjustment
14:53If you have tried it
14:59Well he realises that Denley is bowling slowly
15:04And Steve Smith backs himself to get to it before it lands
15:08Copied his method, there he goes again
15:11This time in to out
15:15Just the one
15:22Well patrolling the boundaries
15:27Straight to Moan Alley
15:31Short again
15:44That's well played
15:53That is
15:53Well that's clever from Steve Smith
15:56Short leg in as well
15:58Go for it
16:00It is up in the air
16:02But he hasn't got hold of it
16:03Good Moza
16:10Toss tie
16:17And put away
16:18Big gap there
16:20Well between wide mid wickets and deep long on
16:24Quicker
16:27Quicker
16:27Halfway now
16:28Go on up
16:35Up and over
16:37Beautifully struck by Steve Smith
16:42Just going with the spin
16:44Going where there was plenty of space in the air
16:47And plenty of space it seems in the crowd as well
16:50Well that's it
16:50Oh
16:56Leaning edge
16:57And complete the hundred
16:58And complete the hundred
16:58Nearly through
17:13Throws his head back
17:14Moan Alley
17:16Through the covers
17:25Steve Smith is back
17:27His first test back after the ban
17:30And it's normal service regimes
17:32With others falling around him
17:35He has been defiant
17:36As ever
17:37The hundred number 24
17:39And you can see there
17:47It meant a lot to him
17:48Out of the game
17:49For a period of time
17:50Back there
17:50First test match back
17:51Makes a hundred
17:52An emotional one for him too
17:53Australia needed someone to stand up
17:58And it's that man again
17:59Steve Smith
17:59He's done it
18:00Kisses the badge
18:01And says thank you very much
18:02And you can see
18:03He's emotional at the moment
18:05It's taken a lot out of him
18:06He's been through a lot
18:07Over the last 12 months
18:08And he deserved that hundred
18:09It's amazing
18:24Unbelievable
18:38Didn't miss it
18:39Don't give him two chances
18:40Steve Smith
18:41He might have missed the first one
18:42He's going to miss one of you
18:43Bowls short there
18:44He ain't missing it the second time
18:46He'll take it this time
18:58Carved away
19:02Inside edge
19:06That was inside edge
19:11And he'll fetch four for it
19:14Another welcome boundary
19:16For Australia
19:16Shot
19:20Straight as you like
19:22Boundaries coming
19:26Freely for Steve Smith
19:28Hesitation
19:37Hesitation
19:38But when he connects
19:43It's generally out the middle
19:44Of the bat
19:44Just over
19:45Joe Root
19:46And that's
19:47250 up for Australia
19:48He goes again
19:53And he'll find the gap again
19:55Four more
19:58Well there's only four overs
19:59To go after this
20:00For the new ball
20:01And you sense that
20:02In the conditions
20:03With the lights on
20:04And a little bit overcast
20:05That
20:05Whipped away
20:12Oh and it's one bounce
20:13Into the fielder
20:14Well that could be four as well
20:21Mo and Ali
20:22Motionless
20:23He might have gone all the way
20:27With these tactics
20:34I always
20:35When I look at
20:36And watch the game
20:36And the modern day captain
20:37Just putting everyone back
20:39Very occasionally
20:40You still have to try
20:41And get batsmen out
20:42No matter what the situation
20:43I'm not going to get the two
20:46Takes the one
21:07Just one then
21:08For Nathan Lyon
21:10Veg to the day
21:11It was almost a brilliant bit
21:23Of fielding actually
21:23It's Ollie Stone down there
21:25Who's been on the ground
21:27For most of the day
21:28In the absence
21:29Slow
21:37He wanted two
21:44But slipped at the non-striker's end
21:46As Smith
21:49Swings away
21:51And swings away
21:53Into the crowd
21:54So that's
21:54His second six
21:56Of this innings
21:57He moves to 144
21:58And Australia
22:00Approaching 300 now
22:02Damage this partnership
22:05Now to England
22:06Partnership
22:06Is 74 from 79
22:09Irresistible play
22:11From Stephen Smith
22:12Yorker again
22:20A good one
22:20Smith just looking
22:22At the scoreboard
22:23Bold in this time
22:26And that ends
22:28A remarkable innings
22:29From Steve Smith
22:30144
22:31It also gives
22:33Stuart Broad
22:34His Pfeiffer
22:35And his 100th
22:37Wicket
22:37In Ashes cricket
22:39Splendid day for Broad
22:40An even better one
22:41For Steve Smith
22:42Who has taken
22:44Australia to
22:44284
22:46And a competitive
22:47Total
22:48That looked a long
22:49Way away
22:50At 122
22:51For 8
22:52Well a fabulous
22:54Innings
22:54And he's charged
22:58Off there
22:58He wants 10 minutes
22:59Of solid England
23:00Kind
23:01Forever
23:01You
