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00:00So the ideal start for the West Indies, Stephen Smith coming in at number three for Australia.
00:07Average of 51. He's in scintillating form in England and County Cricket. It's an easy one,
00:15it's ease through the leg side and Stephen Smith is on his on his way to the boundary.
00:21Well we talked about that, that's a really bad place to bowl to Steve Smith.
00:25Boundary starting to flow now for Australia.
00:33And outside, it's well controlled though. Soft hands, he didn't go hard at it.
00:38And he's found a small gap there. The West Indies slipscored and do
00:42stand very narrow. I'd love to see them to spread out a bit more.
00:46He uses his feet so well. Scoring next to me, Craig Cozier called it two balls ago.
01:02That's hit nicely.
01:06And will find the boundary. Nice use of the feet again from Steve Smith. Didn't try to keep it down.
01:14Now that's a good shot. You've got to say to the batsman, okay you're too good there.
01:22Well this one you'll have no chance against.
01:28Hit on. That's just kicked away again. Easy as you please.
01:35There he goes, that's a big one. Never afraid to use the feet.
01:47Such a difficult customer to bowl to. He will use his feet and then the bowler,
01:51as we saw this morning as well, when they used
01:54their feet to him, drag the next delivery down and trying to make the adjustment.
02:01He's gone after him again. Six more.
02:0950 up for Stephen Smith.
02:14Missed out in Dominica. Well set here.
02:24Superb shot. Excellent timing, good use of the feet. That's how you play the spinners.
02:31That's a good shot. Short back of the link. Stephen Smith just punches it away.
02:43Leg side again and that'll be four. Don't worry about running for that Stephen Smith.
02:48Beautifully timed. Racing long after lunch.
02:56Upper sleeve at a thick outside edge and that'll be a boundary.
03:00Releasing the pressure.
03:05Wonderful shot. Not such a good line there. A bit wide and short.
03:10Pounced on it. Four to finish the over. Three for 186.
03:17Short and punched through the offside. That will be his hundred.
03:20Steve Smith gets his ninth hundred. His first against the West Indies
03:24and that is a very very good innings. Came in at 2 for 16
03:29and a well-deserved hundred. Outstanding innings from Steve Smith.
03:36And the end of the over. Three for 201.
03:43And he's dropped him.
03:45Through the slips. That'll be annoying for Jason Holder. He's bowled well today.
03:57Enjoying himself.
04:00It might be a bit tight and disciplined but it's still friendly stuff from Craig Braffett.
04:07Pretty well bowled. And 150 up now for Steve Smith.
04:15Third time he's bopped him.
04:19To such a significant score in his test career.
04:51Fooling around. Steve Smith.
05:00Clear signal of intent from the senior batsman.
05:10Superbly played.
05:15Frustration for Roach and the West Indies but more runs for the Aussies.
05:21They're thinking too and they're going for it.
05:30And more. That'll be six. All along the ground. Highest test score for Stephen Smith.
05:43It's a shot for Obiw. It's full. He's given him. Can you believe it? Stephen Smith. He's rebuted.
05:52Surely he couldn't be the third Australian batsman to get out for 199.
05:59Well it was a brilliant delivery from Jerome Taylor. There's two noises.
06:06Let's just have a look. Swung late. I think the line's pretty good. It's just whether he's got a
06:11feather on it. He's laid on it. So very hard to tell from that. You've got to overturn the decision.
06:17Don't forget it was given out. There's no hot spot available. Can't really tell there.
06:25There's no real evidence.
06:28It's going to hit leg stump. Gone. It's going to be out. So it's going to be terrible luck for Steve Smith.
06:37Superb bowling from Taylor. Highest test score for Stephen Smith.
06:42What a disappointing way to keep giving out.
06:47Third Australian batsman to be out for 199. He looks up at the sky.
06:52But don't be despondent Stephen Smith. Wonderful innings.
07:00He's shattered. He really is. Tremendous bowling from Taylor. He thinks he's got an edge on it.
07:06But unfortunately very hard to tell on the slow-mo whether that's happened. It was straight.
07:10Brilliant delivery. But a brilliant innings by Steve Smith comes to an end on 199. It's 9 for 393.