sport news TOP SPIN AT THE TEST: Jonny Bairstow nears the record for the most Test ... trends now

sport news TOP SPIN AT THE TEST: Jonny Bairstow nears the record for the most Test ... trends now
sport news TOP SPIN AT THE TEST: Jonny Bairstow nears the record for the most Test ... trends now

sport news TOP SPIN AT THE TEST: Jonny Bairstow nears the record for the most Test ... trends now

TOP SPIN AT THE TEST: Jonny Bairstow is closing in on the record for the most Test centuries by an English player in a calendar year... but India remain in control with a 257-run lead at the end of the third day at Edgbaston Sportsmail provides the top stats after the third day of the fifth Test at Edgbaston Jonny Bairstow is one century short of a calendar year record for an Englishman Mohammed Shami bowled the longest opening spell in Test cricket for 15 years Jimmy Anderson matched Ollie Robinson's best among England's wicket-takers

View
comments

The hosts began with a first-innings lead of 132 and reduced India to 75-3 to raise hopes before Cheteshwar Pujara and Rishabh Pant combined for an unbroken partnership of 50.

Sportsmail's RICHARD GIBSON provides the key stats from the action at Edgbaston. 

PREV sport news Scottie Scheffler did NOT consider withdrawing from RBC Heritage to be with ... trends now
NEXT NFL fifth-year option tracker: Full list of every team's decision about first-round picks from 2021 NFL Draft