England won the first Test match by five wickets against Team India earlier this week. During the fourth innings of the match, the hosts decided to keep smashing Ravindra Jadeja and score as many runs as they cane. Their approach of hurrying runs came by thinking that the visitors could bring in their lead pacer Jasprit Bumrah with the new ball to strike some late wickets.

"The runs at that point (when Smith decided to go after Jadeja) were not too many, so I wasn't expecting him (Bumrah) to come on and bowl (with the new ball), but you're just never quite sure, especially in cricket," Jamie Smith was quoted as saying by ESPNCricinfo.

Smith and premier batsman Joe Root were unbeaten during the run chase against India. Facing 84 balls, Root finished the game on 53 runs, including six boundaries. On the other hand, Smith played an unbeaten knock of 44 runs in 55 deliveries, including four boundaries and two maximums.