England have confirmed that Ollie Pope is suffering from shoulder pain, hence his absence from the field, but hope to secure his usual spot in third.

The Australian pair’s good cricket, Steve Smith found an accomplice ready as he crossed and was offside to continue the attack.

That’s the end of the first hour – time for a drink.

Neat from Tongue, 88mph and precise. England’s ground game this morning went well – Stuart Broad is the latest to be asked to do some sharp work as Steve Smith drives.

A double switch – Ollie Robinson was slouching forward to limp and ready to charge in.

An early morning bowling change – Josh Tongue joins the attack, presumably tasked with checking Pat Cummins’ technique and ticking a handful to the throat.

England are trailing this morning, especially in third place, with the slightly odd pitch setting probably not helping. Ben Stokes is persisting with that puncher back to the back of the square, who is mostly an interloper and in between, not really a catcher nor a frugal runner.

This was a twist, with the puncher being pushed back to the back point barrier and the third slide moving into an orthodox spot in the gutter. Ben Stokes saves four people with a left dash as Cummins makes a clear connection in the driveway.

Smith celebrated this milestone with one of the other delectable clips to the foot, through the midwicket. He’s enjoying this now, a smile widening on his face as he and Pat Cummins chat at the end of the game.

That’s 12 hundred ahead of England now – only Don Bradman (19, also against England) and Sunil Gavaskar (13 before West Indies) have more than one opponent.

But here it is! Another hundred ashes for Steve Smith! It was a brilliant kill, came in with intent yesterday afternoon and then went into his orbit, barely taking a chance after overturning a delayed decision under consideration. .

Had a God’s Double in 2015 and this was an equally excellent round in a number of testing conditions. The 32nd hundred tests are delivered with a picture-perfect hit from a truly monstrous batting talent.

Stuart Broad will try to keep Steve Smith waiting, beating Pat Cummins on the outside with another ball slightly uphill. There was a slip in place but Cummins was still confident enough to go on the ball with his feet, timing well enough for the long foot to make a double.

He spread the field; Cummins is back with Josh Tongue again on the beautiful foot fence. Broad will have a ball with Steve Smith…

Beaten! Wandering down, a charming rogue outside, but Smith survived, flashed a wry smile at the pitcher.

Three slips for Pat Cummins, along with a catcher just in front of the square at the time of the drift, with Ben Stokes clapping as Anderson probed just outside. There was no proper groove, with Ben Duckett a bit deeper and thus unable to stop a shot as the dense Cummins outer edge spewed towards him.

Via Zak Crawley! Good bowling, good batting, Anderson creates a sink hit that Smith beautifully knocks out, and Crawley spreads his arms high at the wrong time as he is speeded on the second miss. It was a collision ball, so the problem was not beyond the concession of four more runs as Smith finished with another ton of Ashes.

Another through the groove! It’s not an obvious way to get through the 1990s but Smith is pushing through despite it, playing late with soft hands to beat Harry Brook on the third slip and just one step away from the mark. .

Hit! Great from Steve Smith, the Englishman spread the field and happily gave him a single shot, but the Australian hitter was good enough to pick his position and find the touchline. A shuffle through his stumps and a perfect grip with loose limbs from the fifth or sixth row. In the nineties he went.

He widens the field for the penultimate ball, hoping to bring Anderson six balls at Pat Cummins. Smith stretched out his arms to grant them their wishes, trusting in his captain, as best he could.

That should make James Anderson feel better, scoring 687 in the Cricket Test but his first of the match. It was a clever game of bowling, requiring Starc to reach for one, and the tailor forced, not too flirty outside, to kneel, ring in hand.

That brings Pat Cummins to his first hit since his heroic Edgbaston times.