Steve Smith led the way with an unbeaten 85 to help Australia put themselves in control against England on day one of the second men’s Ashes Test at Lord’s.
Having been made to bat first, the tourists got off to a strong start in testing conditions as David Warner and Usman Khawaja put on 73 for the first wicket before the Edgbaston centurion was bowled by Josh Tongue with the final ball of the morning session.
Warner departed to the same bowler for 66 in the afternoon, but Smith and Marnus Labuschagne put on a third-wicket stand of 102 before the latter fell to Ollie Robinson three runs short of his half-century after tea.
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Steve Smith reached his half-century on the first day of the second Test
Travis Head plundered 77 off just 73 in a fourth-wicket partnership of 118 before becoming one of Joe Root’s two victims, while Smith saw Australia through to the close of play on 339-5. England, meanwhile, were left to rue early missed chances and conceding 36 extras on the day – 12 of which were from no-balls alone.
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