Jadeja came in to bat not in the best of form and his performances were criticised. In the last six innings before the one in Birmingham, the all-rounder had failed to register a 30-plus score with the bat, raising concerns about his spot in the squad.

Starting Day 2 on 41, started the day with a boundary and with minimum fuss, made it to his fifty. This meant that Jadeja equalled Kapil Dev’s record and is now joint-second for most 50+ scores by an Indian in SENA Tests while batting at No. 7 or lower. Jadeja now has 8 50-plus scores in SENA countries.