Bumrah bags five but England post challenging 387

London: Jasprit Bumrah claimed his second successive five-wicket haul (5/74) but Jamie Smith and Brydon Carse struck gritty fifties to help England stage another lower-order fightback and post a challenging 387 in their first innings on day two of the third Test against India here on Friday.

Making a comeback after sitting out of the second Test in Edgbaston for workload management, Bumrah ripped through England's middle order in the morning with a seven-ball burst that removed Root (104), Ben Stokes (44) and Chris Woakes (0), reducing the hosts from 251/4 to 271/7.

But England wicketkeeper-batter Smith, batting at No 7, kept India at bay with a brisk 51, putting on a valuable 84-run stand for the eighth wicket with Carse, who notched a maiden Test fifty en route to 56.


Their partnership helped England recover from Bumrah's burst and reach a strong position at lunch.

Smith eventually edged Mohammed Siraj behind soon after the break, while Bumrah cleaned up Jofra Archer to complete his second fifer in as many Tests. It was his 15th overall, and first at Lord's.

Siraj (2/85) then cleaned up Carse to bundle out the England first innings.

Earlier Root, who resumed on 99 overnight, reached his 37th Test hundred, overtaking Steve Smith and Rahul Dravid, to stand fifth on the all-time list, behind Sachin Tendulkar (51).

The five-match series is tied one-all after India bounced back to win the second Test at Edgbaston by 336 runs.

Brief Scores: England 1st Innings: 387 in 112.3 overs (Joe Root 104, Brydon Carse 56, Jamie Smith 51; Jasprit Bumrah 5/74, Nitish Kumar Reddy 2/62, Mohammed Siraj 2/85).