Steve Smith wrests back control of second Test after Ian Bell put England in charge at Lord's A stunning late spell from Steve Smith helped Australia recover after another Ian Bell century threatened to give England control. MORE inspired captaincy from Michael Clarke has dragged Australia back into the second Test at Lord's after another century from Ian Bell threatened to give England a decisive advantage. The clever use of occasional leg-spinner Steve Smith grabbed three late wickets, giving him the unlikely figures of 3-18 as England went to stumps at 7-289 on the opening day. Bell (109) became just the fourth Englishman to score a century in three consecutive Tests against Australia going back to his 115 in Sydney two and a half years ago, and last week's 109 at Trent Bridge. Only Jack Hobbs twice, Wally Hammond and most recently Chris Broad, father of Stuart, during the 1986-87 series, had previously achieved the feat. But most of the talk was about the destruction Smith created given he is such a rare bowler these days. He had four wickets from eight previous Tests at an average of 71. Former England captain Michael Vaughan analyses the first day of the second Test at Lord's. In five Sheffield Shield matches last summer Smith bowled just 15 overs in total for New South Wales, finishing with collective figures of 1-90 and conceding a run a ball. Clarke's late introduction of Smith after Ashton Agar struggled with a hip complaint reaped almost immediate rewards. Bell had a 144-run stand with Jonny Bairstow, who was bowled by a Peter Siddle no ball on 21 before video umpire Tony Hill ruled the delivery a no ball by the tightest of margins. Bell clubbed the fifth ball of Smith's first over, a full toss, to the long-on boundary then edged a perfectly placed leg break to Clarke at slip. Bairstow (67) drove back a low return catch to Smith and Matt Prior (6) was caught behind cutting a slider. The surprising turn Smith extracted on the first day showed how dry the pitch was and how dangerous Graeme Swann will be with Australia forced to bat last. Clarke's first piece of inspired captaincy on day one gave Australia the initial breakthrough, prompting an early collapse which saw England tumble to 3-28 after captain Alistair Cook had won the toss and batted. Steve Smith is the definition of an inconsistent leg-spinner, but he does get results. Ryan Harris made a strong return to Test cricket, claiming three of the top four wickets to fall. Playing his first Test in more than a year after recovering most recently from shoulder surgery, Harris claimed 3-43 from 20 overs. Peter Siddle is robbed of a crucial wicket after replays show he bowled a no-ball when dismissing Jonny Bairstow. Joe Root (6), was leg before wicket to Harris after a review showed the ball had hit his pad before taking the edge of his bat as he played forward in what was a very tight but correct call from video umpire Hill. Steve Smith (R) and Phil Hughes celebrate the wicket of Jonny Bairstow.