HEADINGLEY — As Harry Brook powered his way to what looked like being his ninth Test century, the Headingley crowd broke into a chorus of “Yorkshire, Yorkshire, Yorkshire”.
He may have flaked out on 99, pulling Prasidh Krishna down the throat of deep backward square leg, but by then the damage had been done.
Harry Brook taking the attack to Jasprit Bumrah pic.twitter.com/6bPhePBkyw
The way he nonchalantly advanced down the pitch early on day three to smash Jasprit Bumrah through the covers for four set the tone.
He was told by the Yorkshireman to get back to his mark, a gesture that would not have enamoured him any more to the majority of Indian cricket fans who already have an issue with him.
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This all added another thread to the rich tapestry of Brook’s complicated relationship with India that most recently saw him pick up a two-year ban from the Indian Premier League after pulling out of his £590,000 deal with Delhi Capitals for this year’s tournament to concentrate on his England career.
Yet it was his ill-fated IPL spell the year before that did most of the damage.
After scoring a 55-ball century for Sunrisers Hyderabad, he also hit back at fans who had criticised his slow start to the tournament following his arrival on a £1.35m deal.
That he is England’s most destructive batter also makes him a lightning rod for opposition ire.
Harry Brook is out for 99! pic.twitter.com/r6kq8FwHdH
His dismissal came from a similar, if slower, ball from Krishna.
It came in the build-up to the final Test at The Oval after the Australians had retained the urn with that washout in the fourth Test at Old Trafford. Asked what the incentive to come back from 2-1 down was, he uttered the phrase that so riled the Aussies.
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Facing India’s bouncer barrage in friendly territory is one thing. Withstanding the same from Australia’s attack in front of baying Antipodean crowds will be another.
He will also have his technique and his temperament tested like never before.
This first taste of Indian hostility in this series will be instructive. How he handles it may shape the trajectory of his whole year.
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