England’s ‘most infamous stand’ was on its greatest behaviour because it soaked up the solar

India need no help when Jasprit Bumrah is leading their attack. But England chose to give them some regardless, thanks to some batting that was more brainless than Bazball.

It might seem a little churlish to be criticising a team which came within six runs of India’s first innings total of 471 to salvage the match. Heading into day four, England trailed by 96 runs

Like England’s chances, the Western Terrace is alive and kicking. And I’m relieved to report one of the most notorious stands in the whole of sport was on its best behaviour. For a change!

Back in 1996 ECB bosses awaited a report into crowd trouble during the second Test between England and Pakistan.

The clash was overshadowed by hooligan behaviour so bad, then Yorkshire president Sir Lawrence Byford went into the crowd in a bid to appease troublemakers.

And this was despite Yorkshire having removed every third row of seats to ease security access, and ban the sale of booze in this part of the ground in the hope of reducing bother.

While in 2009, former England captain Nasser Hussain said that he wouldn’t take his family onto the Terrace, and labelled those on there as ‘alcohol-fuelled yobs’. Which is difficult to argue with.

One time, the Terrace rose in unison to chant ‘stand up if you’ve sh***ed Deidre’ at a Ken Barlow lookalike.

While South African bowler Shaun Pollock was not amused when he once signed a fan’s scoresheet while fielding on the boundary, only for the recipient to rip it up in front of his face and throw it in the bin.

And England fan Eddie Johnson once consumed so much alcohol while watching a day’s play on the Terrace, he woke up the following morning dressed in different clothes.

These included a women’s skirt, while a 12inch pizza sat on his kitchen table untouched. He had no idea how it had got there, or how he’d got home.

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A roasted pig’s head was once hurled in the direction of some Pakistani supporters. The stories of drunken debauchery are endless.

But at Headingley, crude was replaced with a bit more class when it came to appreciating the reason those thousands were sat there in the first place.

A giant crab. Someone dressed as a lemon. A kaleidoscope of colour and organised chaos, but no carnage like we’ve seen in the past, despite the beer flowing as fast as the Indian runs and tumbling wickets on Saturday as England looked down and out on the first day in the field.

However, Saturday and Sunday saw England hit back with the bat, but it was difficult not to wonder just how big England’s lead might have been, had some of England’s stars batted with their heads – instead of their egos.

For several hours Harry Brook had held his side’s innings together. It was fantastic theatre, watching Brook smash 11 fours and two sixes to all corners of Headingley. In full flight, he is one of the finest sights in cricket.

One blow was delivered with such casual disdain, it left some of the Indians stood there, hand on hips, seething in silence. But when it came to the crunch, Brook suffered a mental meltdown.

Having reached 99, the Yorkshireman tried his best to get out after wafting at a wide one from Prasidh Krishna.

Then, despite knowing two fielders were in the deep down at backward square leg, he pulled the next ball straight into the grateful hands of Shardul Thakur.

In the process, Brook blew the honour of scoring a first Test century on his home ground, in front of his own adoring supporters. It would have been only his second ton on home soil.