Blast, Head out! 

Caught behind! 

head out for 51 edging a cut

need one of wade or paine to get a 50 here

key moment in the match. Australia would still like another 150

smith into the 90s with a booming cover drive

he's had support this innings

stokes still 87mph

he should slow down after lunch

Great cover drive, Wade! 

smith farming the strike here

would love him to face every ball until lunch

wade to face his first ball against denly

driven for four

out of the rough but well countrolled

sweeps across the line and misses

if either side had a specialist leggie they could cause a collapse!

Didn’t see the speed gun for him. 

87 is 140kph that the rest of the world uses, apart from USA. 

smith playing a mile away from his body

off the middle of the bat though

him bowling ok has really helped England

surprised at the lack of woakes
is he injured?

2 overs to survive until lunch

Australias session thus far

beautifully driven by wade

Wade so far quite proactive against denly

What are odds for Smithy double centuries?

I say a certainty now. He makes batting look like a walk in the park while other mere mortals struggle.

Wade doing well using he feet to cover the rough and get way outside of off

wade to face pace for the first time as he keeps the strike

Wade hammering the Poms! 

only 12 extras so far, you'd expect more this stage of the innings

gorgeous on drive from wade (or clip off the pads, it was half way in between)

Tell him to leave the slog sweep at home. 

Sangakarra is analyzing Bairstow’s keeping. He suggests he is out of form. 

Is Buttler a better keeper? 

Last over before lunch.. can the genius get his century.

australia survive until lunch winning the session convincingly!

1-109 that session

If they don't lose a wicket in the first half hour after lunch its australia's match to lose for mine!

15 Not Out isn’t too bad from just a few balls. 

No he played out a maiden from Ali. 

107 runs for the session. 140 ish lead and building with Smith leading the way again.

Just for interests sake how many Tests did Smith miss.. and how many of said Tests did we win? 

250+ is a huge psychological plus because it means you get 2 new balls if you need it. Hope we can get another 110+

we are lucky that we are only facing part timers on this pitched

stokes has been so wayward but taking wickets at 20 this innings! 

Smith is no genius for mine.

He condoned cheating and was a weak character as a captain, bringing the position into disrepute. Hence, he is morally bankrupt.

I'd love a few batters to come along, succeed, and keep  Smith and Warner out of the team. Few of my mates like cricket, of both genders, but they all have a hypercritical view on ball tampering. 

Du Plessis should  be replaced as SA captain too.

I think Smith is strutting around on the pitch as though he is captain again. I found the cheating episode to be abhorrent. I don't care how well Smith bats, or how good his tactical knowledge is, his actions were disgraceful in condoning the even more disgraceful Warner's intent. As a team leader of men, morally Smith is a total failure.

Through the TCA Members' network, one of Paine's best mates, a cricketer known to all reading this, said Paine was gobsmacked about the ball tampering issue. He had no idea of the plot.

Any known ball tamperer , should never be captain  or vice captain again - of any team.