India strike twice but Brook fifty narrows deficit

India struck a couple of times in the first session on Day 3, and for a change the bowler was not Jasprit Bumrah. Despite this, England made steady progress, thanks to Harry Brook's unbeaten half-century and his useful stands with Ben Stokes and Jamie Smith. England scored 118 runs in the 28 overs bowled in the session as the hosts went into Lunch at 327 for 5, trailing by 144.

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Prasidh Krishna, after being hit for a four and a six by Harry Brook in the first over, struck early in the day, albeit not with his best ball. Bowling short and outside off to Ollie Pope, he saw the centurion attempt a cut but extra bounce meant the edge landed in the gloves of the 'keeper. Brook, meanwhile, wasn't afraid to take on Bumrah, even coming down the track to crack a boundary through cover, and continued scoring fours off Prasidh. Stokes, at the other end, was instead watchful and was even tested on a couple of occasions by Bumrah.

Ravindra Jadeja was the first bowling change of the day and he targetted the rough outside the left-hander's offstump.