Siraj takes two wickets but England reach 249/5 at lunch against India on day 3

Pacer Mohammed Siraj grabbed back-to-back wickets in opening session but England fought back with Jamie Smith scoring an unbeaten century as the hosts went to lunch at 249 for 5 on day three of the second Test against India on Friday.

Commencing at the overnight score of 77/3, England lost Joe Root for 22 runs, caught by wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant off Siraj.

The India pacer then struck on the very next ball to dismiss new batter Ben Stokes for a duck as England found themselves in a dire straits at 84/5, in reply to India's first innings' mammoth total of 587.

However at lunch, overnight batter Brook (91 not out) and Jamie Smith (102 not out) had stitched together a 165-run unbeaten partnership to put England back on track.

The hosts still trail India by 338 runs.

Brief Score: India 1st innings: 587 all out England 1st innings: 249 for 5 in 47 overs (Jamie Smith 102 not out, Harry Brook 91 not out; M Siraj 3/49, Akash Deep 2/59).

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