Men’s International Test Match Series – 2^nd Test – Day  4 of 5 at Edgbaston, Birmingham

India 1^st Innings, 587 ao off 151ov  Jaiswal 87 off 107, 13 fours, Gill 269 off 387, 30 fours, 3 sixes, Jadeja 89 off 137, 10 fours, 1 six, Washington 42 off 103, 3 fours, 1 six, Bashir 3-167, Tongue 2-119, Woakes 2-111, Carse 1-83, Root 1-20.

England 1^st Innings, 407 ao off 89.3 ov, Crawley 19 off 30, 3 fours, Root 22 off 46, 2 fours, Brook 158 off 234, 17 fours, 1 six, Smith 184 no off 207, 21 fours, 4 sixes, Deep 4-88, Siraj 6-70.

India 2^nd Innings 427-6 off 83 ov Jaiswal 28 off 22, 6 fours, Rahul 55 off 84, 10 fours, Gill 161 off 162, 13 fours, 8 sixes, Pant 65 off 58, 8 fours, 3 sixes, Jadeja 69 off 118, 5 fours,  1 six,  Tongue 2-93, Bashir 2- 119, Carse 1-56, Root 1-65 .

England 2^nd Innings 72-3 off 16 ov, Duckett 25 off 15, 5 fours, Pope 24 off 44, 3 fours, Deep 2-36, Siraj 1-29.

England lost three wickets, Zak Crawley (0), Ben Duckett (25) and Joe Root (6) in the second innings before close  as India set up a chase of 608 at Edgbaston on day for four.

Crawley lashed out in the second over to be caught for a duck and Duckett hit five boundaries before being bowled by Akash Deep for a 15-ball 25.

Earlier Indian captain Gill followed his epic 260 in the first innings with a dismissive 161 which enabled India to declare on 427-6 and became the first player to record scores in excess of 250 and 150 in the same Test. The new ball after tea allowed Deep to find significant movement later on, when the ball has gone soft batting has looked far easier. England tactics is critical.

For England to win this Test they have to beat the highest chase in Test history 418, which leaves for the draw or let India level the series 1-1 before the Lord’s next week.