England's Jos Buttler (C) jumps as he attempts to field a shot from Australia's Steve Smith (R) on the first day of the fourth Ashes cricket Test match at Old Trafford in Manchester, north-west England on Wednesday — AFP MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, Sept 04 (AFP): Steve Smith marked his Test return after suffering concussion by helping Australia recover from the early loss of their openers on the first day of the fourth Ashes Test at Old Trafford on Wednesday.
Australia were 98-2 off 26 overs at lunch after Stuart Broad's double strike, which included David Warner's exit for a duck, reduced them to 28-2.
Marnus Labuschagne was 49 not out and on the verge of his fourth successive Test fifty since coming in as Smith's concussion substitute.
Smith, felled by a 92 miles-per-hour (148 kph) Jofra Archer bouncer in the drawn second Test at Lord's, was 28 not out after adding an unbroken 70 for the third wicket with Labuschagne.
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