Once Australia had taken the lead, Miller cut loose. After spending 40 minutes in the 90s, he finished with 105 in 210 minutes, with a straight six. "The Times" opined that his innings was "as good a century as has been seen at Lord's in many a long day". "Wisden" said that he "was always getting runs with the soundness characteristic of most Australians". Harry Altham declared that "a brilliant new star had joined the cluster of the Southern Cross". Miller put on 87 for the sixth wicket with Pepper, and although both feel in quick succession in a collapse of 3/9, Price and Williams put on a ninth-wicket stand of 88 to take the Australian total to 455, giving them a 188-run lead, and the end of the innings marked the end of the second day's play.