Smith (200 not out) and Marnus Labuschagne (204) posted double centuries while Travis Head was heartbreakingly dismissed on 99 before Australia declared at a mammoth 4-598.

Unlucky Head dragged West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite onto his stumps, looking to steer down to third man for what would have been his fifth Test century.

In reply, West Indies made it to stumps on day two at 0-74, with debutant Tagenarine Chanderpaul (47no) and Brathwaite unbeaten on 18.

There were great hopes the green-tinged Perth deck would offer significant pace and bounce to the bowlers from the outset.

So far, the pitch has produced few demons but Smith is optimistic it will get more difficult to bat on during the remaining three days.

“I think the game is set up really nicely,” Smith said.

“They played pretty well tonight, the West Indies batters. Tomorrow it’s important we put a bit of pressure on early, stick to the basics, be really patient, and hopefully that will get us some good results.

“I certainly think a result is on the cards. And I think the cracks will probably come into play a little bit more as the game goes on.

“There’s a few starting to form. They’re not large at present, but there’s a little bit there.”

But Smith, who became the third fastest man to 29 Test tons after Sir Donald Bradman and Sachin Tendulkar, said eclipsing Ricky Ponting’s Australian record tally of 41 is not in his sights.

“I’m 34 next year. I am not sure how long I will play for. We’ll see,” he responded.

“But 41 is a long way away. There are a lot of Tests in the next year for us, so hopefully I can get a few more in that period of time and go from there.”

Brathwaite has urged his batting line-up to keep fighting hard against Australia’s star-studded bowling attack.

“I thought the pitch was a decent pitch,” Brathwaite said.

“It has something in it for the pacers. But there’s runs there as well. Australia are going to come hard. They’re a quality bowling unit, so we’ve got to fight.

“Tomorrow is very important for us.”

Chanderpaul, the son of West Indies legend Shivnarine Chanderpaul, has the chance to make a half-century or even a ton on debut.

The 26-year-old copped a series of blows to the body on Thursday, the most nasty of which was a hit to the groin off paceman Josh Hazlewood.

Chanderpaul, who was on eight at the time, needed more than three minutes of treatment before being able to resume.

He ended the day with six boundaries and a six to his name in a fighting effort that would have made his father proud.

Meantime, Zak Crawley has hailed an “unbelievable” day as England’s attacking approach scaled new heights, with four players hitting centuries in a record-breaking start to the first Test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi.

Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope and Harry Brook all reached three figures on Thursday as England racked up 4-506, the highest-ever total after the first day of any Test.

Even more remarkably, the runs were scored from just 75 overs at more than 6.7 runs per over.

It was also the first time four batters had scored tons on the opening day, with Crawley hitting the fastest Test hundred by an England opener and Duckett and Brook compiling their first in Tests.

-with AAP