Summary

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Jamie Smith reaches 184 in England's first innings against India

  1. Postpublished at 15:37 British Summer Time 4 July

    Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    That's the first one that's really gone off the straight. That was a beautiful delivery from Ravindra Jadeja, we're finally seeing the ball move.

  2. Eng 340-5published at 73 overs

    Pedestrian cricket now, really, although Ravindra Jadeja finds a bit of bounce off the pitch.

  3. How's stat?!published at 15:35 British Summer Time 4 July

    Rufus Bullough
    CricViz analyst

    SundarImage source, Getty Images

    Washington Sundar is finding an exceptional amount of drift so far in this Test match, comfortably more than any other spinner:

    • Washington: 2.8°
    • Jadeja: 2.1°
    • Root: 1.9°
    • Bashir: 1.5°
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    If England get the deficit to anything less than 150 then India will not have a clue what to do. Go to quick and you give England time to win, go to slow and you don't have enough time to take 10 more wickets.

    Anon

  5. Eng 339-5published at 72 overs

    Edgbaston is a little more subdued now as India's spinners attempt to stifle England.

    Just the solitary run off Washington Sundar, from Harry Brook's bat, to acknowledge but not a whole lot more.

  6. How's stat?!published at 15:31 British Summer Time 4 July

    Rufus Bullough
    CricViz analyst

    England run-rate today:

    • Morning Session: 6.37
    • Afternoon session: 3.72

    A combination of the wide plan and slower spin bowling has shackled this English pair post lunch.

  7. Postpublished at 15:29 British Summer Time 4 July

    Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    The scoring has slowed down because the ball has gone very soft now. That intent is still there so when that second new ball comes out, they'll both be hitting it around again.

  8. Ind 337-5published at 71 overs

    Ravindra Jadeja, sunglasses on, continues round the wicket.

    Three singles off the over as Harry Brook and Jamie Smith pick the gaps as minds, and bellies, start to turn towards the tea interval.

  9. Postpublished at 15:26 British Summer Time 4 July

    Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    BrookImage source, Getty Images

    It's been an extraordinary day of cricket here. We were sat saying that England would need someone to get at least 150 and Jamie Smith has done that before tea, with Harry Brook on track to do the same.

    It has been much more conservative batting from England this afternoon though. India's plan is working.

  10. How's stat?!published at 15:26 British Summer Time 4 July

    Andy Zaltzman
    Test Match Special statistician

    The 250 partnership has been put up in 48.2 overs at a rate of 5.1 an over.

  11. Eng 334-5published at 70 overs

    Spin from both ends as Washington Sundar is thrown the ball.

    Jamie Smith and Harry Brook turn over the strike seemingly at will. The pair of them have shared a partnership now worth 250 runs.

    Here's how Smith reached 150 a little while ago.

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    Jamie Smith reaches his 150

  12. Postpublished at 15:22 British Summer Time 4 July

    Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    DrinksImage source, Getty Images

    It's been a very different session this afternoon compared to the morning session. England have had to dig deep a little bit.

  13. Postpublished at 15:21 British Summer Time 4 July

    Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    You'd like to see a little bit of spin off the pitch at this stage, halfway through the third day.

  14. Eng 330-5published at 69 overs

    Third ball of the over and Ravindra Jadeja slows his pace town, floats one up and Harry Brooks swishes and misses. Three more dots give Jadeja a maiden.

  15. How's stat?!published at 15:19 British Summer Time 4 July

    Rufus Bullough
    CricViz analyst

    Against balls bowled above stump height in Test cricket, Jamie Smith averages 103 at a strike-rate of 87. No player in the ball tracking era averages more.

  16. Eng 330-5published at 68 overs

    GillImage source, Getty Images

    Mohammed Siraj concedes just a single off his next over as India attempt to build some pressure.

  17. Postpublished at 15:14 British Summer Time 4 July

    Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    It's some partnership this. We were on the big dipper for the first few overs. Once Jamie Smith got into his groove, England have been dominating all day.

  18. Eng 329-5published at 67 overs

    Harry Brook punches one from Ravindra Jadeja for a single, who rattles through his over in a typically swift manner.

  19. Postpublished at 15:12 British Summer Time 4 July

    Prakash Wakankar
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    The finger spinners haven't gone anything from this pitch, bar Joe Root's magic ball to get rid of Washington Sundar. It's why you need Kuldeep Yadav's left-arm wrist spin, to offer something different.

  20. Eng 328-5published at 66.3 overs

    Time for a bit of spin, as left-arm tweaker Ravindra Jadeja is thrown the ball by Shubman Gill. Three dots to start.