Jamie Smith and Harry Brook produce a stunning England fightback but India remain in a dominant position at the end of the third day of the second Test.

BIRMINGHAM, England, July 4 (Reuters) - Jamie Smith smashed England's third-fastest test century to drag the hosts back from the brink against India after a nightmare start on day three of the second test had captain Ben Stokes fall for a first-ball duck at Edgbaston on Friday.

After taking the second new ball, India claimed England’s last five wickets for 20 runs in just 44 balls to dismiss the home team for 407 – Brook and Smith accounted for 342 of those runs – and take a lead of 180 into the second innings. England had a remarkable six ducks in total, and Siraj’s figures of 6-70.