After a testing 15-minute interval, Steve Smith (95) and Travis Head (146) have made it to stumps unbeaten.
It rounds out an impressive day for Australia, who fought again from 3-76, after being despatched in, to complete 3-327 after 85 overs.
India’s over charge was poor – consider an additional half-hour was given to them – and will very nicely be regarded into by the match referee.
Head’s hundred was one for the ages, notably given it was the primary ever in a World Check Championship ultimate.
His back-to-back fours off Mohammed Siraj within the penultimate over of the day typified the South Australian’s audacious model that’s working so nicely for him in the intervening time.
Head will probably be hoping he hasn’t used up all his runs for this English summer season.
In a perfect world, Smith would have cherished triple figures tonight, however he’ll come again tomorrow hungry to make it Check hundred No.31.
Normality has resumed: Steve Smith is scoring huge runs in England when it issues most. His 4 by way of cowl off the ultimate ball of the day was a giant assertion.
Travis Head and Steve Smith had been good on the opening day of the World Check Championship ultimate. Credit score: Getty
