England vs India: Jamie Smith hits record-breaking century, places on over 300 with Harry Brook, however vacationers nonetheless in cost | Cricket Information

Jamie Smith hit the best rating by an England Check wicketkeeper and threatened to smoke the staff’s quickest ton as he and Harry Brook led a stirring fightback in opposition to India – though the vacationers stay in agency management at Edgbaston after a pulsating day three.

Smith (184no off 207) reached his hundred from 80 balls – 4 wanting Gilbert Jessop’s document 76-delivery effort versus Australia at The Oval in 1902 – and went on to surpass the 173 amassed by former England gloveman Alec Stewart in opposition to New Zealand in 1997.

Smith and Brook (158 off 234) joined forces within the second over of the morning with England reeling at 84-5 – at which level they trailed by a whopping 503 runs – after Joe Root (22) and Ben Stokes (0) had fallen to successive deliveries from Mohammed Siraj (6-70).

However the wicketkeeper then lasered the hat-trick ball by mid-off for 4 as his first act of a riotous century – England’s joint third-fastest on this format – and rollicking sixth-wicket partnership of 303 from 368 balls with fellow centurion Brook, earlier than the hosts misplaced 5-20 and had been bowled out for 407 to path by 180 on first innings.

India – who misplaced the primary Check at Headingley regardless of being in management for lengthy intervals – prolonged their benefit to 244 by stumps, for the lack of solely Yashasvi Jaiswal for a four-laden 28 from 22 balls, with KL Rahul (28no) – who matched Jaiswal’s six fours – and Karun Nair (7no) taking the guests to 64-1 after 13 overs.

There was drama round Jaiswal’s lbw dismissal to Josh Tongue with Stokes feeling the batter took too lengthy to name for DRS – though the evaluate failed anyway with the ball set to nail leg stump.

Smith sizzles at Edgbaston after Siraj’s twin strike

Jessop’s document England hundred has lengthy appeared prone to be eclipsed within the Bazball period, with Jonny Bairstow cracking a 77-ball ton versus New Zealand throughout its opening summer time in 2022.

Smith was the most recent to problem that now 123-year-old benchmark, with 5 boundaries in a single 23-run Prasidh Krishna over after which six and 4 off back-to-back Ravindra Jadeja deliveries serving to him canter to 84 from 61 balls.

The 24-year-old ultimately slowed down as hopes of trumping Jessop dissipated – for now not less than – along with his 80-ball ton, achieved earlier than lunch, matching Brook’s in Pakistan in December 2022.

It’s uncommon for Brook – who on this innings turned the quickest participant in historical past to 2,500 runs, doing so from 2,382 deliveries, and now has 9 tons in 27 matches – to play second fiddle however that was the case right here, along with his century notched from 137 balls.

Brook had led the counterattack, albeit skittishly, from 25-3 on Thursday – after the exits of Ben Duckett (0), Ollie Pope (0) and Zak Crawley (19) – and threw additional punches the subsequent morning in Siraj’s first over after having Root caught glancing down the leg-side and inflicting a golden duck on Stokes with a brute of a brief ball.

Brook additionally impresses for England however India nonetheless in cost

Brook, wanting safer than the earlier night, bookended Siraj’s follow-up with fours, arrowing a pitched-up supply by extra-cover earlier than clipping a back-of-a size ball off his hip.

Smith then largely took over, latching onto something full or quick as he pulled, drove, and slapped his approach to a second Check century – proving notably harsh on Prasidh – since changing Surrey team-mate Ben Foakes as England’s wicketkeeper-batter final summer time.

Many followers had been dissatisfied when Foakes, extensively accepted because the world’s finest gloveman, was axed however few are complaining now, with Smith’s potential to shift by the gears, and attain ranges of torque Foakes couldn’t, an important a part of the England arsenal.

Smith and Brook – who slashed Jadeja in the direction of the slips on 63 earlier than the supply clocked India skipper Shubman Gill on the top – scored at a slower fee after lunch because the ball turned smooth and the vacationers bowled exterior off stump with unfold fields.

Smith then managed to lash Akash Deep (4-88) for six and 4 in a single over after tea amid the speedy finish to the innings, which included native lad Chris Woakes (5) snicking behind on the drive.

Brook’s dismissal – bowled by a peach of a nip-backer from Akash – was the catalyst for the collapse, with Siraj happening to take away Brydon Carse, Tongue and Shoaib Bashir for no rating as England registered six geese in whole on a outstanding scorecard.

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England vs India – outcomes and schedule

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• First Check (Headingley) – England gained by 5 wickets
• Second Check (Edgbaston): July 2-6
• Third Check (Lord’s): July 10-14
• Fourth Check (Emirates Outdated Trafford): July 23-27
• Fifth Check (The Kia Oval): July 31-August 4