Although the broadcast may show 'shared' for the first session of Day 3 in the first Test, England appear to be getting themselves into a position from which they cannot lose, despite India taking two wickets. With 118 runs scored before lunch on the third day, England are still the best team, despite being 144 runs behind India, which shows that they are fighting fire with fire. As England bit by bit and cautiously approaches India's first-innings total of 471, Jamie Smith continues to provide excellent support for his teammate Harry Brook, who hit a dazzling half-century.

India might have been in a much better position. One of the three let two catches fall yesterday, and one of their dismissals was overturned because of a no-ball. After a batting collapse that saw them lose seven wickets for 41 runs, all of this, of course. India were bowled out for 430/3 in under 500, despite the fact that 600 appeared attainable at one point. And as if things weren't bad enough, Jasprit Bumrah, who took all three English wickets the day before, appeared to have added a fourth when Brook top-edged to Mohammed Siraj. Sadly, the umpire raised his hand to signal a no-ball, reviving painful recollections from the Champions Trophy 2017 final and the World T20 2016 semifinal.

Brook, who was on duck, went on to exact vengeance on India by scoring a quick half-century. India did not learn from their error and dropped him once more when Rishabh Pant dropped an edge off Ravindra Jadeja's bowling. But Brook didn't display any of these worries, even though yesterday's beginning was shaky. In fact, Brook danced down the wicket and slapped him for a contemptuous four, despite Jasprit Bumrah, the best bowler in India and currently ranked No. 1 in the ICC Test rankings. Brook's assured demeanor helped him lead England to a score of 327/5 at lunch.

Brook's spirited attack on Bumrah

Despite the early Bumrah threat, former England batter Nick Knight was overjoyed to see Brook's approach. "We are seeing the very best of Harry Brook. Throughout the years that we observed and appreciated his talent, we frequently questioned his Test match cricket strike rate. The overall strategy and the daring shots that he executes. Overall, I thought this was the improved version of Harry Brook. During the lunch break, Knight said, "I love what I see, playing the game situation very well."

When he danced down to Jasprit Bumrah and remarked, "Look, you may be No. 1 bowler in the world, but I'm pretty good too," I liked that first over or two as well. This will be a nice competition because I am ranked second in the world. I'm not going to sit here and do nothing. I found a lot to appreciate about it, but what I most liked about Harry Brook is that he has a good understanding of the game situation and has made an effort to form partnerships. He has been rather intelligent and perceptive. In that session, there was a lot of Bazball, but the main thing I'm trying to convey is that it's always changing. I also believe they handled the game scenario effectively.

The youngster, who is the second-best Test batsman in the world, confronted World. No. 1 and remained silent. Of course, the battle between Bumrah and Brooks was the highlight of Saturday morning's play at Headingley, even though Prasidh Krishna and Siraj were able to finally break into the wicket column by dismissing Ollie Pope and captain Ben Stokes, respectively.

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