The pair torched England for 107 runs in the session as England's bowlers laboured without energy and purpose on a stubbornly flat pitch. Smith was in sight of his second test double-century, having hammered the same opponents for 215 at Lord's in 2015. Three balls later, he reached his seventh ton against England when he whipped Broad through the leg side for four. Some 20 minutes shy of lunch, Smith gave a rare glimpse of his pads to James Anderson and England captain Joe Root reviewed for leg before more in desperation than hope. England reviewed for lbw on Smith a second time after lunch but the replay showed bowler James Anderson had over-stepped his mark.

Source: Economic Times December 16, 2017 07:41 UTC