England vs India: Ben Stokes strikes late on day three after Harry Brook earlier falls one in need of a ninth Take a look at ton

India are two down, main England by 96, going into the fourth morning of the primary Take a look at at Headingley after one other hugely-absorbing day’s play on Sunday.

England have been bowled out for 465 of their first innings, simply six behind India’s whole – Harry Brook (99) falling one agonising run in need of a ninth Take a look at century, and a primary on his Headingley dwelling floor – earlier than India completed up 90-2 when rain ended play half an hour early within the closing session.

Yashasvi Jaiswal (4) fell within the fourth over to Brydon Carse (1-27), nicking off, earlier than KL Rahul (47no) and Sai Sudharsan (30) – the debutant beginning on a pair – seemed to be cruising via to stumps when including 66 for the second wicket, just for England’s golden-armed captain Ben Stokes (1-18) to assert the latter late within the day.

Earlier, Jasprit Bumrah (5-83) completed with a richly-deserved five-for as he polished off the England innings after having run via their prime order on the second night.

Beginning the day 209-3, with Ollie Pope 100 not out, England’s No 3 would add simply six to his in a single day rating earlier than he perished chasing a brief, vast supply from Prasidh Krishna (3-128) that he edged behind.

Brook, having taken 16 deliveries to get off the mark, was constructive from the off, his first two scoring pictures of the morning being a boundary and a six off consecutive balls in Krishna’s opening over. He signalled his intent towards Bumrah too, charging the quick bowler and smashing him for 4 off the primary ball of his second over.

Brook’s boundary blitz noticed him surge to a 65-ball half century, dominating a 51-run stand with Ben Stokes (20) that was ended when the skipper nicked an tried drive off Mohammed Siraj (2-122), Stokes flinging his bat up within the air in frustration following his dismissal.

Each Brook and Jamie Smith (40) rode their luck at instances in one other fruitful 73-run partnership for the sixth wicket, Smith overturning an lbw determination towards Shardul Thakur when on 9, and Brook – dismissed for a duck off a no-ball on day two – being dropped on 46 by Rishabh Pant off Ravi Jadeja, and once more on 82, Jaiswal the responsible get together this time at fourth slip off Bumrah.

The pair continued to press on the accelerator after lunch, Brook with a Pant-style ‘falling sweep’ off Jadeja for 4 and Smith nailing Krishna for an enormous pulled six over deep backward sq..

Even with two fielders stationed on the boundary, and with the second new ball due subsequent over, Smith could not resist the temptation of taking the shot on once more two balls later, solely this time Jadeja and Sudharsan would mix expertly for a relay catch to assert his wicket.

Brook continued to take the assault to the Indian bowlers, and one specifically, as he firmly acquired underneath Siraj’s pores and skin when plundering consecutive overs of his for 29, taking the first-innings deficit underneath 100 within the course of.

When nudging nearer to his personal century, nevertheless, Brook could not fairly imagine it when, one brief, he holed out to deep backward sq., top-edging a Krishna bouncer.

Chris Woakes (38) and Carse (22) loved a few big-hitting cameos to push England nearer to India’s whole, the previous smashing consecutive sixes off Krishna over to succeed in 2,000 Take a look at runs in some model.

However again got here Bumrah and, after Siraj first cleaned up Carse, he would bowl Woakes and Josh Tongue (11) in consecutive overs to finish the England innings and safe India a slender result in take into their second.

Jaiswal fell cheaply, whereas England might and may have picked up Sudharsan for twenty-four when dropped by Ben Duckett at gully off Tongue.

Stokes would snap him up quickly after, however Rahul stays a thorn within the dwelling facet, perched three in need of his half century heading into an enchanting fourth morning in Leeds.

Brief-ball points for Brook?

Sky Sports activities’ Nasser Hussain on Harry Brook’s dismissal:

“Brook only has one Test hundred at home and he would have been desperate for one on his home ground.

“He couldn’t be extra Yorkshire. He does not have fun half-centuries, he does not over-celebrate centuries.

“But he has a slight issues with the short ball and Australia will be watching on ahead of The Ashes.

“Should you get out like that – caught at deep fantastic leg – within the first innings of a collection, you’ll get extra.

“He gets a lot of runs with that shot but it also gets him out, so it is risk-reward. That is something he has to look at.”

Shastri: Brook is a harmful participant

Former India cricketer and coach Ravi Shastri on Brook:

“I think Brook has a touch of class, there is no question about that. I had his figures ready: he would have had nine hundreds in 25 Test matches.

“For somebody 25 years of age, that’s no joke. That’s lower than each three Take a look at matches that he’s getting centuries. It’s unimaginable.

“And the way he is going about his job, some of the shots he played today, he can be destructive.

“There might be just a few technical points however the extra publicity you get, the extra challenged you’re, the higher you get.

“He is the kind of player who will get better because he has the wherewithal and the all-round game to do so.”

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England vs India Take a look at collection ☀️

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• First Take a look at: Friday June 20-Tuesday June 24 – Headingley
• Second Take a look at: Wednesday July 2-Sunday July 6 – Edgbaston
• Third Take a look at: Thursday July 10-Monday July 14 – Lord’s
• Fourth Take a look at: Wednesday July 23-Sunday July 27 – Emirates Previous Trafford
• Fifth Take a look at: Thursday July 31-Monday August 4 – The Kia Oval