On the day two of the fifth Ashes series, Smith was saved from a run out on the "benefit of the doubt" to batter. At first, it appeared that Smith was short of his ground, however after seeing replays umpire Nitin Menon ruled that the bail was not completely dislodged from both grooves until
At tea, the Aussies trailed by 61 runs, with the score board reading 214/5. Mitchell Marsh 31* and Cameron Green 3* were at the crease at the close of play in the second session.
Ravichandran Ashwin's 12-wicket haul coupled with debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal’s 171 enabled India to wrap the proceedings by the third evening. India’s highest wicket-taker in Tests Anil Kumble praised the off-spinner's massive effort, the best for any Indian in West Indies.
At the time of Stumps, Pakistan's score read 221/5, trailing Sri Lanka by 91 runs with Saud Shakeel (69) and Agha Salman (61) standing unbeaten at the crease.
Ashwin utilised every bit of the extra bounce and spin that was on offer, making it difficult for the entire middle-order batters to read his variations, as well as line and length, and really a hard task to stay on the crease.