India tour of Eng, June 20 - Aug 4

[andy]

Washington on...surprised haven't gone back to siraj he's been the main threat.....brook looking ominous shots all round the wicket....Smith smashes Washingtons first two balls through cover for 4...he looks in outstanding touch.....74 off 56 balls so far.....

[sussexpob]

Smith will reach his double hundred before lunch at this rate

[andy]

200 comes up now in the 39th over.....

Jamie smith in T20 mode....84 from 61 balls...taking jadeja apart now

[Arthur Crabtree]

Festest ton for England is Bairstow, 77 balls.

[andy]

Gilbert Jessop 76 balls?

[Arthur Crabtree]

That was v NZ at Headingly. Smith needs 14 off 6 to beat it.

Short boundaries of course.

[andy]

Either way it's been one hell of a knock but he needs to make it a big one here

[Arthur Crabtree]

Gilbert Jessop 76 balls?

Yes, I got an article up saying it was Bairstow. But you're right.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Needs a six and a four in the next two balls to beat it.

[andy]

150 partnership... Washington ineffective....it's crying out for Kuldeep Yadav...any other side in the world picks him especially as second spinner...it's madness!

[Arthur Crabtree]

Though there isn't an official scorecard for Jessop's innings. The record was claimed by a newspaper.

Wiki says at the time a six had to be out of the ground rather than over the boundary, so he may have done it even quicker.

[Arthur Crabtree]

150 partnership...

23 overs!

[andy]

Deficit under 350....chipping away at this quickly

[sussexpob]

Smith 100 off 80 balls

[andy]

100 for smith off 80 balls!!!