Jofra Archer took six wickets as England bowled Australia out for 225 to gain upper hand on second day of fifth Ashes Test on Friday despite ar Steve Smith masterclass. Joe Root's team are desperate to level series at 2-2 to end ir historic World Cup-winning season on a high but have been consistently dogged by peerless Smith. 

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former Australian skipper has w amassed 751 runs in just six innings -- more than double tally of next highest runscorer on eir side. But he was forced to settle for his lowest score of series -- 80 -- when Chris Woakes trapped him lbw in evening session, leaving sun-drenched Oval crowd dumbfounded.  Despite a late flurry of runs, Australia had to settle for a first-innings deficit of 69, with paceman Archer finishing with figures of 6-62. Smith came to crease with Australia in trouble at 14-2 in reply to England's first-innings total of 294 after Archer had removed openers, David Warner and Marcus Harris. Smith, who only returned to Test cricket last month following a year-long ban for his role in a ball-tampering scandal, was watchful at start of his innings. But he soon found his touch, bringing up his 10th consecutive Ashes fifty with a six over midwicket off left-arm spinner Jack Leach.  Smith appeared to be playing a completely different game from all or batsmen but he had a lucky escape after tea when, on 66, he edged a Sam Curran delivery to Root in slips, only for England skipper to shell chance. Earlier, Warner, who was also banned over ball-tampering scandal, was again dismissed for single figures, caught behind by wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow. It was eighth time that Warner had been dismissed in single figures in series.

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Archer n struck again with a 90-miles-per-hour thunderbolt, with Ben Stokes holding onto a sharp chance from Harris at second slip. That dismissal brought Smith to crease and he was immediately greeted with a sharp bouncer, much to delight of packed crowd. Smith and Marcus Labuschagne repaired early dam, putting on 69 for third wicket before Archer struck again, trapping Labuschagne lbw for 48. Matw Wade was lbw to Sam Curran for 19 as Australia slipped to 118-4 but unruffled Smith eased to his half-century off 91 balls. Wickets tumbled after tea, with Archer removing Mitchell Marsh and Curran dismissing Australia captain Tim Paine and Pat Cummins in successive balls. Smith's dismissal left Australia 187-8 but Peter Siddle and Nathan Lyon played enterprisingly to add 37 for ninth wicket, with Lyon smashing Woakes for a six over square leg. Archer bowled Lyon while Rory Burns took a sensational catch to end Siddle's kck. At start of day, England added just 23 runs to ir overnight score, with Jos Buttler out for 70. Marsh took five wickets on his return to Test side while Pat Cummins took three. Australia won at Old Trafford last week to take a 2-1 lead in series, meaning y will retain Ashes urn regardless of result at Oval. But y are hungry to wrap up ir first series win in England since 2001.

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