India’s pace attack triggered another top order batting collapse but a second successive century for Travis Head and a long overdue hundred for Steven Smith gave Australia the ascendancy after the second day of the third cricket test.

Steve Smith scores his first century of 2024, ending a long run of low scores, as Australia builds a strong total against India in the third Test.

Steve Smith and Travis Head share a stand of 241 to give Australia control of the third Test against India in Brisbane.