Once again, Jasprit Bumrah demonstrated why he is the heart of India's bowling lineup by taking a beautiful five-wicket haul in the first Test against England at Headingley, which gave the visitors a little advantage. However, the extent of the Indian spearhead's frustration, with three missed catches off his bowling in what was a day to forget for the slip cordon, is hardly represented by his 5/83 numbers in the scorebook.

Bumrah chose grace over anger, even after his fielders let him down several times, including two drops from Yashasvi Jaiswal and a spill from Ravindra Jadeja, who is normally a reliable fielder. "I am disappointed for a second when catches are dropped," the pacer told the BBC after the day's game. It's an integral part of the game, and the lads are working so hard at it because they are new. I don't want to make a scene and increase the pressure on them. Everyone will learn from this experience because no one is doing it on purpose.

“Sometimes the cold makes it hard to catch. I try not to let it affect me and move forwards quickly,” he said, acknowledging the difficult circumstances at Headingley.

When Bumrah took all three of the wickets that fell on Day 2, he was India's only warrior with the ball. On day three, he had considerably more assistance, as Prasidh Krishna took three wickets and Mohammed Siraj took two. However, both bowlers gave up runs due to erratic lines and lengths, allowing England to reduce the deficit with India in the first innings.

96 points ahead of India

England was able to fight back with 465, thanks to Ollie Pope's 106 and Harry Brook's brave 99, after India had scored 471 in the first innings. Brook was brought back three times, and he made the most of each opportunity before being bowled out while attempting to reach his century with elegance. Bumrah, who had been reintroduced to the game after England's tail started to wag, seized control of the situation.

He finished off by sending Josh Tongue back to take care of things, taking his 14th five-wicket haul in Tests after tearing up Woakes' stumps.

His performance stood in stark contrast to India's other pacers, who struggled with consistency and control for extended periods of time. India's own collapse saw the last five wickets fall for just 18 runs, making the 112 runs given up by the lower order a particularly bad period.

By the end of Day 3, India had scored 90/2 in their second innings, giving them a 96-run advantage. KL Rahul remained at the crease with Shubman Gill, who was not out on 47.

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