Joe Root returns to the attack with the new ball looming, and Jaiswal steps into his length-ball from round the wicket, and drills another magnificent cover-drive past two sweepers in the deep to march along to his second 150-plus century, from 224 balls. Axar, just settling in at the other end, then rocks back on consecutive short balls to pull two more fours through the leg-side, to give India real impetus going into the final hour of the day.
It increasingly feels like a one-man show from India’s batting, as yet another of Jaiswal’s partners falls tamely when seemingly well set. This time it’s the debutant Rajat Patidar, whose doughty knock of 32 from 72 balls ends in slightly bizarre fashion, as he props onto the front foot against a sharp legbreak from Rehan, and allows the ball to wriggle back onto his stumps off the face of the blade. Reward for Rehan’s extra bounce, and with no Jadeja in this contest, England have a clear sighting of the lower-middle order now. Axar, Bharat and Ashwin are still an imposing trio to get past though. Not to mention the blazing Jaiswal, who is showing no signs of slowing down.