When play resumed on day 5, Bairstow and Root started on auto-pilot mode and looked in a hurry to finish the match off. In the process, Bairstow scored 114* off 145 deliveries with 15 boundaries and 1 six and Root scored 142* off 173 runs which include 14 boundaries and 1 six.
There is a thin line of difference between "aggression" and "bad conduct" on the cricket field and the former Indian skipper just does not seem to get it.
The visitors set a target of 378 for England and they comfortably chased it down with seven wickets in hand. Before this England had chased down 359 at Headingley against Australia in the 2019-20 Ashes series.
Bairstow scored 114* off 145 deliveries with 15 boundaries and 1 six.
Root crossed the 10,000 Test runs mark earlier this year and has earned himself a place in the elite group of Test players.
The visitors have set a target of 378 for England and as of now, they are just 119 runs behind.
ith Siraj operating, Bairstow nicked one ball which flew to Vihari at third slip and he completely lost sight of it and missed it.
When the duo of Alex Lees and Zack Crawley walked in, everybody felt that they are just meager walkovers and will be very easy to dismiss.
With Brendon McCullum at the helm of the English Test side, it was always expected that England will come out with an attacking mindset.
Virat Kohli has had a lot of problems lately and even after trying he just is not being able to fix his bad patch. He had a dismal run in last year's T20I World Cup and could not deliver to his potential and his stature even in the Indian Premier League.
Unfortunately, English skipper Ben Stokes bowled a beauty of a delivery which kicked off the pitch, it was too late for Virat to hold his shot and the ball travelled to Sam Billings, who fumbled, but former English skipper Joe Root completed the catch.
After Rahul Dravid retired, Pujara was bestowed with the responsibility of batting at India for no.3 and control the innings.
While the other Indian greats were busy playing the star-studded Indian Premier League, Pujara was busy playing Test cricket and preparing himself for the last Test match of the series to be played against England.
India has now scored 125/3 on stumps and is leading by 257 runs.
With Mohammad Shami at the other end, Stuart Broad was invited to the attack. The English veteran made no mistake as he claimed Mohammad Shami's wicket. His 550th scalp in Test cricket.
Plagued by injury concerns, Jadeja missed the T20I series against South Africa and he was straightaway sent to the United Kingdom for India's English tour.
India looked in deep trouble when Pant came out as Matty Potts had claimed Virat Kohli's wicket. But unbothered by anything, as Rishabh Pant's reputation is, he came out and straightaway created havoc within the opposition.
Bumrah will be leading the side and India will hope that he can deliver both as a captain and as a bowler.
Rohit Sharma has not fully recovered after testing positive for Covid-19 and Jasprit Bumrah will lead India in the fifth Test against England in Edgbaston, according to reports.
In an Exclusive interview with IndiaTV, all-rounder Vihari discusses what it was like scoring a Test fifty on his debut, against a team like England in their yard.
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