Ollie Pope's unbeaten century led England's fightback on day two of their first Test against India as Jasprit Bumrah starred with the ball late on at Headingley. 

Pope, preferred to Jacob Bethell by captain Ben Stokes ahead of the series, proved his worth with 100 not out to leave England 209-3 and 262 runs behind their opponents at stumps. 

After India stormed to 359-3 on Friday, they continued their dominance early on as Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant built on their impressive fourth-wicket stand. 

The tourists added 95 runs to their total in the morning session, with Pant scoring 69 of them, but when Gill (147) was caught by Josh Tongue, the wickets began to tumble. 

Karun Nair (zero) quickly followed before Pant, who had reached 134, was bowled lbw by Tongue (4-86), as England looked to make headway by lunch. 

India managed to add just 41 runs since Gill's dismissal, with Shardul Thakur, Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna all failing to reach double figures. 

Rain delayed England's chase, but it did not take long for India to strike as Bumrah grabbed the wicket of Zak Crawley (four) inside the first over of their innings. 

But Ben Duckett and Pope were on hand to steady the ship before tea, registering a 122-run stand before the England opener fell to Bumrah in the 29th over. 

Joe Root fell one ball after Pope struck his century, with Bumrah claiming his third wicket of the day to end with figures of 3-48. 

Harry Brook survived a late scare after being caught by Siraj, but it was deemed another no ball by Bumrah, his third in a dramatic final over.

Pressure makes diamonds

And we have the biggest jewel in Ollie Pope pic.twitter.com/9lMrJnFGQn

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) June 21, 2025

Data Debrief: Pope century overshadowed by Pant

While Pope's impressive knock gave England hope, Pant's imperious showing saw him notch his seventh century in Test cricket. He now holds the record for the most Test hundreds as a wicketkeeper for India, going past MS Dhoni's tally of six. This was also his third ton in England. No wicketkeeper has more. 

He also plundered six maximums, the most by a visiting batter in a Test innings in England, and also the joint-second-most by an Indian cricketer in a Test innings away from home, behind Hardik Pandya's seven against Sri Lanka in 2017. 

Pant's score of 134 was also the second-highest by a wicketkeeper at Headingley, behind England's Jonny Bairstow, who scored 140 runs against Sri Lanka back in 2016. 

And he brought up his hundred in style with a stunning six. Indeed, among Indian players, only Sachin Tendulkar (six) has brought up his century with a maximum more times than Pant (three, level with Rohit Sharma) in Test cricket.