Jamie Smith as soon as once more scripted England’s lower-order fightback after Jasprit Bumrah’s triple strike as England reached 353/7 at lunch on day two of the third Test towards India on Friday (July 11, 2025).
Bumrah eliminated Joe Root (104), Ben Stokes (44) and Chris Woakes (0) in a devastating seven-ball burst throughout two overs to scale back England from 251/4 to 271/7.
The English keeper-batter Smith, who scored 184 not out and 88 within the earlier Test, counter-attacked with a fluent fifty and was unbeaten on 51 from 53 balls on the break, with Brydon Carse (33 batting) providing stable assist in an unbroken eighth-wicket stand price 82 runs that got here off simply 106 balls.
Earlier, Root notched his thirty seventh Test century to maneuver previous Steve Smith’s tally and stand fifth on the all-time checklist, headed by Sachin Tendulkar (51).
Brief Scores: England 1st Innings 353/7 in 105 overs (Joe Root 104, Jamie Smith 51 batting,; Jasprit Bumrah 4/63).
