Jamie Smith smashed England's third-fastest test century to drag the hosts back from the brink against India after a nightmare start on day three of the second test had captain Ben Stokes fall for a first-ball duck at Edgbaston on Friday.

Jamie Smith came out to bat when England were in a precarious position at 84/5 and took the attack to the Indian bowlers. He took a special liking to Prasidh Krishna, smashing him for 24 runs in a single over on his way to a blistering century at Edgbaston.

England batter Jamie Smith has raced to his second century in Test cricket. Smith reached the landmark off just 80 balls on Day 3 of the 2nd Test against India at Edgbaston, Birmingham. He added a 150-plus stand with Harry Brook after England were down 84/5 in the morning session. A fitting counter-attack from Smith propelled the hosts past 200.