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Liam Plunkett has urged England's batsmen because they pursue Australia's score of 497-8dec at the fourth Ashes Test at Old Trafford to perform favorably on Friday. Steve Smith smashed 211 as he continued his own streak together with England at stumps on day two of the competition. Ben Stokes struck an unbeaten 135 to aid the side of direct Joe Root to some win in the next Test and Plunkett will be currently seeking a gutsy performance from England this time . "They need to just appear and play their game. You can not enter your shell, you need to play positively like Stokesy (Ben Stokes) failed last match," Plunkett told Sky Sports News. "He batted smartly and if shots were all there, he took them. "Hopefully some of the men have something to show and you also need them to kick , kick and get major countless such as Steve Smith did." Smith might have made batting look easy this show but runs have been hard to come by for many, with Plunkett - a ODI World Cup winner with England in July - highlighting the standard of bowling on show this summer. Plunkett included:"I believe there's been lots of very great bowling. Steve Smith and Ben Stokes have batted nicely but the sequence has been dominated in by bowlers. "You can find some really class acts - Jofra (Archer) and Stuart Broad, (Chris) Woakes - along with the Aussie bowlers are all'hit-the-pitch' bowlers. "It has been hard to have runs but let's hope our boys come and get some big scores" Surrey bowler Plunkett advocated staff and the players to assess the match situation after Friday's play and is not convinced England need to settle for a draw on Manchester yet. "I think we have to just come out, play some good cricket and find out where this takes us," he said. "Hopefully [England may ] get a fantastic score and proceed to the dressing area and reassess." Read more: odds to win nascar race