ENG vs IND: Jamie Smith hits joint 3rd fastest Test hundred by an English batter
Smith's arrival came with England in deep trouble at 84 for 5, still 503 runs behind. But alongside Harry Brook-who resumed on 30 and was unbeaten on 91 at the break-Smith added 165 runs off just 154 balls for the sixth wicket, mounting a rousing counter-punch that wrested momentum away from India.Fastest 100s for England (by balls faced)76 Gilbert Jessop vs Aus The Oval 190277 Jonny Bairstow vs NZ Trent Bridge 202280 Harry Brook vs Pak Rawalpindi 202280 Jamie Smith vs Ind Edgbaston 2025 *85 Ben Stokes vs NZ Lord's 2015Earlier, India had struck twice in the second over of the morning. Siraj had Root feathering one down the leg side to Rishabh Pant before producing a brute of a short ball that leapt at Stokes and brushed his gloves en route-handing the England skipper his first golden duck in Test cricket. It was only the second time in England's history that three of their top six had been dismissed for nought.From that position of crisis, Smith launched a remarkable recovery. He was scoring at nearly a run-a-ball before unleashing against Prasidh Krishna prior to the drinks break. With Gill persisting with the short-ball ploy, Smith took full toll-clubbing four fours and a six in an over worth 23 runs.Incredibly, Gill stuck with the plan. Smith duly dispatched the first ball of Krishna's next over for another towering six over backward square leg. He soon brought up his fifty in just 43 balls-his sixth 50-plus Test score.Smith then took on the spinners, driving Washington Sundar through the covers and launching Ravindra Jadeja down the ground and over point to race into the 80s. At 84 from 62 balls, he needed 16 from nine to challenge Jessop's mark, but with lunch approaching, sensibly tempered his aggression.Still, the century came with three deliveries to go before the break-Smith lifting Jadeja down the ground and then whipping him through midwicket. The Edgbaston crowd rose as one, roaring him off the field alongside a fluent Brook and leaving a shell-shocked India to regroup, still holding a sizeable lead but having lost their grip on the session.- EndsTune InMust Watch
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