Follow UsHarry Brook and Jamie Smith punished India with a 303-run stand for the sixth wicket in the second Test at Edgbaston on July 4 (Friday). When Smith walked out to bat, England were in danger of following on, with the score reading 84/5, as captain Ben Stokes walked back for a first-ball duck.
But from thereon, it was one-way traffic, as the duo smashed 303 runs off just 368 deliveries, batting at nearly the pace of ODIs. During this partnership, Smith became the first English wicketkeeper in almost five years to bring up a Test 150.
What are the other records that the batting pair broke?
England wicketkeeper batters to score 150+ runs in an innings in Tests
Alec Stewart (173) vs NZ, Wellington, 1997
Alec Stewart (164) vs SA, Manchester, 1998
Jonny Bairstow (150*) vs SA, Cape Town, 2016
Jonny Bairstow (167*) vs SL, Lord's, 2016
Jos Buttler (152) vs PAK, Southampton, 2020
Jamie Smith (170*) vs IND, Birmingham, 2025
Instances of two England batters scoring 150+ runs in an innings against India in Tests
Geoff Boycott (155) & David Gower (200*), Birmingham, 1979
Graeme Fowler (201) & Mike Gatting (207), Chennai, 1985
Ian Bell (235) & Kevin Pietersen (175), The Oval, 2011
Gary Ballance (156) & Ian Bell (167), Southampton, 2014
Harry Brook (158) & Jamie Smith (171*), Birmingham, 2025
Had Brook stayed for a little more time, the duo would have definitely broken the highest sixth-wicket partnership against India in Tests.
Highest partnership for Sixth wicket or lower against India in Tests
352 - BJ Watling & Brendon McCullum, Wellington, 2014
351 - Mahela Jayawardene & Prasanna Jayawardene, Ahmedabad 2009
303 - Harry Brook & Jamie Smith, Birmingham, 2025*
Highest partnership for 6th wicket or lower for England in Tests
399 - Jonny Bairstow & Ben Stokes vs SA, Cape Town, 2016
332 - Stuart Broad & Jonathan Trott vs PAK, Lord's, 2010
303 - Harry Brook & Jamie Smith, Birmingham, 2025*
The pair also narrowly missed out on an all-time record in the England-India rivalry by 47 runs.
Highest partnership in ENG vs IND Test Series
350 - Ian Bell & Kevin Pietersen, The Oval, 2011
316 - GR Viswanath & Yashpal Sharma, Chennai, 1982
314 - Rahul Dravid & Gautam Gambhir, Mohali, 2008
308 - Graham Gooch & Allan Lamb, Lord's, 1990
303 - Harry Brook & Jamie Smith, Birmingham, 2025*