During the first Test at Headingley, Mohammed Siraj and Harry Brook engaged in a heated exchange after Brook hit consecutive boundaries. Siraj responded with aggression, but Brook remained unfazed, continuing his aggressive play. Brook's innings ended at 99, caught out just short of a century, as England took a narrow lead.
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