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Stuart Broad over costs a Test record 35 runs as India take charge at Edgbaston

Stuart Broad delivered the most expensive over in Test history as stand-in India captain Jasprit Bumrah starred with bat and ball at Edgbaston.

Broad had just celebrated becoming the sixth bowler ever to take 550 wickets in the format when his fortunes faded dramatically, clubbed for a record 35 as he went into meltdown against the tailender.

Bumrah’s efforts helped the tourists to 416 all out before he got back to his day job, taking each of the wickets as England crumbled to 60 for three between rain breaks.

Broad’s six legal deliveries were pummelled for 23, including four fours and a six, with the 36-year-old seamer also serving up a wide that raced away for four and a no-ball that Bumrah top-edged for another six.

Things could have been even worse had another high full-toss been called, but umpire Aleem Dar spared Broad the additional pain. The previous record of 28 had been achieved on three occasions, with Broad’s team-mates James Anderson and Joe Root bowling two of the overs in the question.

Broad did not get a chance to make amends with the ball, catching last man Mohammed Siraj off Anderson’s next over to end the India innings.

The tourists had resumed on 338 for seven, piling on 78 runs in just 11.5 overs as England made a mess of their bowling plans in the morning session.

Ben Stokes set the tone with a ragged first spell, with Ravindra Jadeja happily taking on the short ball served up by the captain and Matthew Potts as he converted his overnight 83 into a third Test century.

Potts could have had him on 92 but a thick edge off the shoulder of the bat sailed between the dives of Zak Crawley and Root in the slips. The next ball was planted through the covers to give Jadeja a hard-earned hundred, having played

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