
England's topsy-turvy first innings
England's 407 is the lowest ever all-out innings total to feature two 150-plus scores (184* by Jamie Smith and 158 by Harry Brook). This breaks the previous record of 414 by West Indies against Australia at Georgetown in 1968.
6 ducks by England is their most in a Test innings, surpassing five each against West Indies at Bridgetown in 1954 and later at Headingley in 1976; against Australia at The Oval in 1956, and against New Zealand in Auckland in 2018.
Brook and Smith sizzle amidst the chaos
184 scored by Jamie Smith is the highest score by an England wicketkeeper in Tests, going past Alec Stewart's 173 at Auckland in 1997. It is also the second-highest score for any keeper in Tests against India, behind Andy Flower's 232 in Nagpur in 2000.
Highest Test scores by an England wicketkeeper
Runs | Player | Opponent | Venue, Year |
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184* | Jamie Smith | India | Edgbaston, 2025 |
173 | Alec Stewart | New Zealand | Auckland, 1997 |
80 balls taken by Jamie Smith to get to his hundred, the joint third-fastest for England.
Fastest Test hundreds for England (by balls taken)
Balls taken | Player | Opponent | Venue, Year |
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76 | Gilbert Jessop | Australia | The Oval, 1902 |
77 | Jonny Bairstow | New Zealand | Trent Bridge, 2022 |
80 | Harry Brook | Pakistan | Rawalpindi, 2022 |
80 | Jamie Smith | India | Edgbaston, 2025 |
85 | Ben Stokes | New Zealand | Lord's, 2015 |
44 innings taken by Harry Brook to get to his ninth Test hundred; only Denis Compton (37) and Herbert Sutcliffe (43) got there in fewer innings for England.
55.56% – Brook has now converted five of his nine Test hundreds into a 150-plus score. His conversion rate of 100s to 150-plus scores is only matched by Ted Dexter and bettered by Dennis Amiss (72.73% – 8 out of 11) among England batters with a minimum of nine Test tons.
303 runs added by Brook and Smith was just the third 300-plus stand for the sixth wicket or lower for England in Tests after 399 between Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow (vs SA, Cape Town, 2016) and 332 between Jonathan Trott and Stuart Broad (vs PAK, Lord's, 2010).
300-plus stands in ENG vs IND Tests (for any wicket)
Runs | Pair | Wicket | Venue, Year |
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350 | Ian Bell, Kevin Pietersen (ENG) | 3rd | The Oval, 2011 |
316 | GR Viswanath, Yashpal Sharma (IND) | 3rd | Chennai, 1982 |
314 | Rahul Dravid, Gautam Gambhir (IND) | 2nd | Mohali, 2008 |
308 | Graham Gooch, Allan Lamb (ENG) | 3rd | Lord's, 1990 |
303 | Harry Brook, Jamie Smith (ENG) | 6th | Edgbaston, 2025 |
3 instances of a Test innings featuring a 300-plus stand for sixth wicket (or lower) after the team was five down for less than 100, England's 84 for 5 being the lowest such score.