Smith, Brook remain defiant as England continue to reduce deficit

• Smith (157*) and Brook (140*) continued to stall India.
• England reached 355 for 5 by Tea, only 33 away from avoiding the follow-on.
• Brook raised his ninth Test hundred – in only 27 Tests – with a cut off Prasidh Krishna.
• Smith got a reprieve on 121 when Rishabh Pant grassed a tough chance.
• The duo reached the 200-run partnership milestone.
• England's 300 came up just before drinks.
• Smith marched into the 140s with a cover-drive and a pull back-to-back off Nitish Reddy.
• Smith brought up his maiden Test 150 off 144 deliveries.
• An expensive Washington Sundar over, worth 12 runs, helped England to 355 for 5 by Tea.
• India's lead still stands at a hefty 232.

Brief scores: England 355/5 (Jamie Smith 157*, Harry Brook 140*; Mohd. Siraj 3-57, Akash Deep 2-70) trail India 587, by 232 runs.