Following a devastating top-order collapse and being 503 runs behind at one point, England found hope with a sparkling counter-attack against India. Edgbaston saw a bold fightback on Day 3 morning led by Harry Brook and wicketkeeper-batter Jamie Smith. As Mohammed Siraj stunned the hosts with wickets of Joe Root and Ben Stokes off successive balls, Brook and Smith unleashed a bold counterattack. Theyching along at a rate of more than five an over, the sixth-wicket partnership started to redefine the picture, with Smith's stroke-replete ton sending the crowd into raptures. At lunch, England were 249/5, still 338 runs short but looking for life. Watch here: Wow .. Jamie smith .. We have just witnessed a bit of genius .. if you walked into the ground and saw the fields being set you would think England were dominating this game .. another session like that and it’s game on .. #ENGvIND — Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) July 4, 2025 Proper counter attack by Jamie smith. Brilliant 💯. — Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) July 4, 2025 If you were watching just now, seeing Brook and Smith bat, and didn't know the score, you would be forgiven for thinking they were winning the game! — Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) July 4, 2025 Century in a session with the team at 84/5. Incredible from Jamie Smith. — Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) July 4, 2025 Astonishing innings from Jamie Smith. Ridiculous batting from that situation that he walked into #ENGvIND — Soorya Sesha (@sooryasesha7) July 4, 2025 Jamie Smith might play 100 tests for England but this here today will remain his highest score until his retirement.This bowling line up will never be able to take 20 wickets even if they get lucky like in this innings, wait until Carse scores a century. — Shubham Dubey (@Massive_hit) July 4, 2025 Right at this moment Jamie Smith's test batting average is 51.06#bbccricket — Jonathan Bergdahl (@JonBergdahl) July 4, 2025 Also Read | Gill Hit on Head at First Slip by Harry Brook’s Edge in 2nd Test Walking in as England stumbled at 84/5, the pressure was humongous, yet the young batter played as if unaware of the scoreboard. Smith unleashed a sequence of aggressive strokes right from the beginning, pulling, driving, and lofting with authority. He hit 14 boundaries and 3 sixes in a scintillating 80-ball century, becoming the third-quickest English batter to a Test hundred. Doing so, he became the company of Gilbert Jessop (76 balls, 1902) and Jonny Bairstow (77 balls, 2022). More impressively, Smith became the second batter in history to make a Test century before lunch against India, following AB de Villiers in 2010. The two players' partnership blossomed under strain, and the pair together added an unbeaten 165 runs within 138 balls. Each shot oozed confidence, his raised sixes, square cuts, and punches were struck with world-class control and purpose. On a day India wanted to close the noose further, Smith shredded the script. For England, smith's century was not only a milestone, it was a lifeline served at lightening velocity.