Broad and woakes bowling in tandem. There will be half an hour of digging in then joy

Smith gets his ton! Need another 40 odd from him ideally

Great innings!

Woakes to bowl for the first time today
Danger period must see him off

Gosh you don't forgive easy decentric! It was a year ban for an infringement that normally Carrie's a 1 match suspension!

Remind me never to cross you! Haha

Is the secret south Africa discovered to have the best bowling attack in the world in bowling friendly conditions and play him at home?

Think we are favorites from here 

Even a 180 lead is a 50 50 prospect for mine

Smith is no genius for mine.

As a batsman.. the man is a genius. 

I know what  leg cutters are.

What does a scrambled seam and a cross seam do to ball trajectory, Baggers?

Just before Smith was banned he was struggling. 

South Africa had worked him out. 

Could we  win from here? We’ve been behind for most of the game. 

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.

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! 

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

No he played out a maiden from Ali. 

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

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

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!

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

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

Is Buttler a better keeper? 

Tell him to leave the slog sweep at home. 

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

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

Wade hammering the Poms! 

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

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

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.

beautifully driven by wade

Wade so far quite proactive against denly

2 overs to survive until lunch

Australias session thus far

surprised at the lack of woakes
is he injured?

him bowling ok has really helped England

smith playing a mile away from his body

off the middle of the bat though