England wicketkeeper Jamie Smith scored an unbeaten 184 runs in the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy Test in opposition to India at Edgbaston on July 5, sharing a 303-run sixth-wicket partnership with Harry Brook who made 158, whereas revealing he was unaware of going through a hat-trick ball from Mohammed Siraj.LIVE Score: India vs England 2nd Test Day 4Smith’s innings set a new document for the highest rating by an England wicketkeeper in Tests, coming at a essential second in the match in opposition to India.“I didn’t really have too much time to think. I think everything happened so quickly, being a hat-trick ball. I actually said to Brooky at the time, ‘Is it a hat-trick ball?’ I didn’t even know he’d got out first ball,” Smith informed Sky Sports earlier than day 4’s play.Smith defined his batting method throughout his spectacular innings, highlighting the favorable batting situations he had noticed whereas maintaining wickets.
“I knew it was a good wicket having stood behind the stumps for 150 overs and it was about putting India under pressure. In that situation you can prod and poke a bit and get bowled out for 200 but I didn’t think that was the way to go about things.”“It was about putting my foot down and showing we can push back from any situation. You have those days, very few in a season, where everything seems to hit the middle of the bat. Your inside edges weren’t going on to the stumps, your outside edges went into gaps. You have to ride that and keep things simple.”
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Despite the sturdy partnership between Smith and Brook, India maintained management of the match, securing a 180-run lead earlier than reaching 64/1 in 13 overs at stumps on day three, extending their lead to 244 runs.Smith mirrored on the uncommon nature of the Test match and the enjoying situations.“It’s been a strange Test, some big scores and some low scores. The majority of wickets have been taken by the new ball and then the pitch gets nice to bat on. India got a bit away from us last night but we were hunting for wickets – we don’t want to let the game drift.”