Harry Brook Warns India Before Day 4: 'Everybody In The World Knows That We...'
England vice-captain Harry Brook has warned India ahead of day four of the Edgbaston Test, stating they were ready to chase any target.
England vice-captain Harry Brook sounded a warning note to India ahead of the fourth day of the Edgbaston Test in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, saying 'everybody in the world' knew that they were prepared to chase 'whatever' target the visitors set them for the final essay.
After scoring 587 in the first innings, India bowled out England for 407, courtesy of a six-wicket haul from Mohammed Siraj and a four-fer from Akash Deep. India ended the day at 64/1, with KL Rahul and Karun Nair at the crease and the lead at a healthy 244.
'I think everybody in the world knows that we're going to try and chase whatever they set us," Brook, who scored a fabulous 158 earlier, said in the post-day press conference. 'We've obviously got a big task at hand tomorrow morning and we'll try and get a couple of wickets early on and try and put them under pressure," he added.
'Obviously, they are in front of the minute, but if we get a couple of early wickets in the morning… you never know how this game can go. As we've seen last week, we got 7 for 30 runs and then 6 for 40 runs at Headingley and then they've done the same to us today. Everything happened so quickly and you never know how the game can go," the 26-year-old added.
This series has indeed been one of collapses. India, like Brook said, saw their lower order lose their footing twice at Headingley, and England lost their last five wickets for 20 runs at Edgbaston.
'I was definitely hungry': Brook
Brook also explained that he took motivation from his 0 and 99 (where he survived several chances, including a first-ball duck against Jasprit Bumrah) at Headingley, to go near-flawless in the second Test.
'I was definitely hungry to get a hundred today. I'd never been out in the 90s before. It was disappointing, but I should have got a pair last week, so I can't complain too much," he said.
On the other end, Jamie Smith top-scored with 184 (207), as the duo helped England recover from a precarious position of 84/5.
'He tried to change the momentum back in our favor and it worked for a long period of time. It was awesome. It was so good to watch from the other end. I felt like he could hit four or six every ball. I was just trying to get him on strike," Brook said.
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