India still trails behind by 26 in the world after Australia built a critical account of age, Steve Smith and 50s from Mitchell Johnson and Mitchell Stark.

In normal pre-round predictions, many expected that Stephen Smith to be the dominant force batting against India, and some were brave enough to be considered, it will be the captain of the four tests were through. But no one foresaw that Mitchell Johnson will not take the series' eighth day to have a significant influence on events or what it will do so right off the bat.

133 Smith was a symbol of his growth as a player with a bat and a Leader: Greg Chappell wrong against West Indies on this basis in 1975 was the first Australian Test captain said this event with hundreds in his first innings. Bold counterattack Johnson showed how dangerous it can be a player with a bat, but also that it might have been wiser for India not to oppose him when he went to the wicket with Australia in some trouble at 247 for 6.

A century in his first Test as captain praised the quality of Smith as leader, his sixth hundred in 13 games since notches No.1 against England at the Oval in August 2013 maintaining shifts Australia. But Smith had the help needed: Australian wobbles when Johnson joined his captain. India's attempts to get inside the head of fast bowler with short verbal balls to stimulate Johnson appeared only in a stellar shock, and was obliged for a second century to Ishant Sharma snicking behind.

Ishant and Varun Aaron had rolled spells morning were respectively accurate and hostile. Ishant deceived Mitchell Marsh with a break back after ALLROUNDER Hamstrung shoulders arms and Aaron Brad Haddin set with a gorilla handed capture short leg.

Johnson flourished primarily with a sliding shot before you expand your repertoire majestic, upper cut for receipts, then driving a sweet down to earth. Smith made a little more sedate progress towards their hundreds, but reached with exquisite cut behind point. For lunch partnership worth 104 in 83 balls and arrogant deficit of 57.

Speed scoring slowed somewhat in the afternoon, as Don apply a little more pressure, but it was a surprise when Johnson was released from Ishant delivery slanted through it - a sort of line length and India had committed when he first arrived. Smith took off soon after dragging another well-pitched delivery on the stumps Ishant but Starc, Lyon and Hazlewood craved more.

PP. 9 and 10 added 56 to over run the ball, and after Lyon was in the middle of a marsupial, Hazlewood notched his first test runs with a strong enough lower to the ground. Starc exhibited some of his bowling uncertainty off the bat. By the time tea was taken later it was half a century, and it has come a long way to make up for some indifferent spell in the first innings.

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