Brook makes lives count to help England reduce deficit

Harry Brook made India pay for their profligacy at Headingley, as England shaded the first session on the third day. Brook miscued an ugly pull to midwicket in the final over last night only to be reprieved when the third umpire spotted Jasprit Bumrah had overstepped, and got another life on 46 when Rishabh Pant failed to gather a chance off Ravindra Jadeja.

But Brook put India under sustained pressure from the outset, cutting Prasidh Krishna for four then pulling him over midwicket for six in the first over on Sunday morning. He reached a 65-ball half-century shortly before lunch with a single to long-on, marking his second fifty in three innings at his home ground in his maiden Test against India.

India's seamers generally bowled with more control than they had on the second day, with Mohammed Siraj particularly impressive. Ollie Pope added only six runs to his unbeaten 100 before edging behind off Prasidh, and Siraj had Stokes caught behind to end a scratchy innings of 20 off 52 balls, prompting him to throw his bat in the air in frustration.

Jadeja wheeled away from the Football Stand End, allowing the seamers to run down the hill, and could easily have had a wicket: Pant failed to gather when Brook feathered behind on 46, and Jamie Smith's inside edge narrowly evaded Sai Sudharsan at forward short leg.

Bumrah bowled six overs across two spells, the second after the ball had gone out of shape and was replaced, but failed to add to the three wickets he had taken on Saturday. He will have another opportunity with the second new ball this afternoon.