Stokes' batting in focus as England count cost of Edgbaston errors
Captain's poor form with bat typified off-colour display and leaves questions to be answered before Lord's
02/07Result
2nd Test, India tour of England at Birmingham, Jul 2-6 2025
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![India]( "India")
587 & 427/6d -
![England]( "England")
407 & 271 (68.1 ov)
Player of the Match
02/07Result
2nd Test, India tour of England at Birmingham, Jul 2-6 2025
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![India]( "India")
587 & 427/6d -
![England]( "England")
407 & 271 (68.1 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 5
Akash Deep ten-for seals statement win for India
Shubman Gill's 430 runs got him the Player-of-the-Match award - he took the match-winning catch to celebrate what was his first win as Test captain
Day 4
India sight victory after Gill buries England with runs
Akash and Siraj made early inroads after another Gill ton set England a target of 608
Day 3
Siraj six-for hands India huge lead despite Smith and Brook hundreds
Day three at Edgbaston was as stirring, emotional and mesmerising as this format gets
Day 2
India's quicks cause damage after Gill's epic 269
England have it all to do after Shubman Gill's historic double-hundred gave India a mammoth 587
Day 1
Gill holds India together with second hundred as captain
England picked up five wickets on the first day at Edgbaston to leave the match in the balance
Others
Akash Deep sets India on course for series-levelling victory over England
Washington traps Stokes on the stroke of lunch on the fifth day with the visitors needing four more wickets
Stats - India's first win at Edgbaston and it's by a record margin
Akash Deep produced the best match figures by an Indian bowler in England
Breaking Baz - India cook up the perfect new-ball formula
While England managed only eight wickets with the two new balls, India nearly doubled that tally
Gus Atkinson added to squad as England ponder changes for Lord's
Gus Atkinson joins Jofra Archer, Sam Cook and Jamie Overton as alternative seam-bowling options in England's 16-man squad
'We ran second for five days' - McCullum admits England got the toss wrong
"It's just we thought this pitch might get better to bat on as we went through the five days but as we saw it didn't," Brendon McCullum says after Edgbaston defeat
Shubman Gill: 'The game loses its essence' without help for bowlers
India captain believes the Dukes ball going soft and the pitches being flat are taking away from the fun of Test cricket
England want pace and bounce at Lord's, Jofra Archer 'ready to go'
Brendon McCullum says England have asked for a pitch with "plenty of life in it" after heavy defeat at Edgbaston left series at 1-1
'Pressure? Handled; History? Made' - Reactions to India's win at Edgbaston
How the cricketing world responded to India's 336-run win against England in the second Test
From grief to glory - Akash Deep's spell of a lifetime
Bowling through heartbreak and hardship, he rose from life's roughest pitches to script a spell of unforgettable highs
Soft balls and hard times - Test cricket is facing a midlife crisis
The unholy union of flat, long-lasting pitches and quickly softening Dukes balls are making the contest totally one-sided
Morkel: Siraj doesn't get enough credit
The India bowling coach also heaped praise on Akash Deep and why conditions in the UK suited his style
Gill gets another hundred as India's lead nears 500
England's attack was made to toil on day four at Edgbaston
India's lead swells as Pant comes out swinging
Rahul stroked a composed half-century before Pant's chaotic cameo took India's lead to 357 by lunch
Gill breaks records with 430 as India rack up a rare 1000
Stats highlights from the fourth day between England and India at Edgbaston
Bats in the belfry as England prepare to live down their self-made image
England have said, over and over, that they are prepared to chase anything. Could that be about to change?
Trescothick: Draw is a good result for England
Assistant coach hints England will have to "adapt" with 536 more runs required, seven wickets in hand on final day
Smith's 80-ball hundred has India on the back foot
The wicketkeeper batter came in to face a hat-trick ball and turned everything on its head
Brook and Smith centuries lead England's fightback
They came together at 84 for 5 and put on a partnership of 271 and it's still going strong
Stats - Two 150s, a 303-run stand, and six ducks on a topsy-turvy day at Edgbaston
Stats highlights from the third day's play between England and India in Edgbaston
Does Jamie Smith have the highest individual score from No. 7 in Tests?
And is Lhuan-dre Pretorius South Africa's youngest centurion?
Smith's a keeper, as epic innings goes where England predecessors could not
Shades of Gilchrist's indomitability, as England's No.7 fulfils role that Buttler was once picked to produce
Headingley disappointment fuelled Harry Brook hundred
Harry Brook insists England aren't out of the game despite collapses topping and tailing their innings at Edgbaston
No Bumrah, no problem for India as Siraj steps up
Edgbaston six-for just reward for Mohammed Siraj, who assumed seniority in Jasprit Bumrah's absence
The session when the cult of Bazball came alive
Smith and Brook went into trance mode and reintroduced a third result to the match when it seemed like England were out of it
Record-breaking Gill puts India in complete command
By tea he has made 265, the highest ever score by an Indian captain
India cruise past 400 on second morning, Gill crosses 150
Gill was involved in a 203-run stand with Jadeja before Tongue gave England the breakthrough
Shubman Gill: Akash bowled with so much heart
India captain confirms the return of Jasprit Bumrah for the third Test at Lord's
Jadeja breaks BCCI guidelines but don't expect any sanctions
Ravindra Jadeja reached the ground early to get some batting practice, and ended up partnering Shubman Gill in a 203-run stand
Draw your own conclusion? England's bid for smarter choices may start now
Can England swallow their pride and settle for stalemate in the second Test?
Gill walks Kohli's path in flawless display of batting
The new No. 4 for India evoked memories of the old one with his double-hundred at Edgbaston
Stats - All the records Gill broke during his historic 269
Shubman made the highest score by an India captain in Tests, as well as the highest by an India batter outside Asia
Gill makes the highest Test score by an India batter in England
Shubman Gill went past Sunil Gavaskar's 221, a record which had stood for nearly 50 years
Stokes removes half-centurion Jaiswal just before tea
The tourists went to tea at Edgbaston on 182 for 3, thanks largely to Jaiswal's 87
Jaiswal passes fifty, but Carse jolts India before lunch
Jaiswal's innings, under blue skies and bright sunshine, was split between patience and aggression in the first and second hour of the session
Bumrah rested; Washington, Reddy, Akash Deep in for India after England bowl
Gill confirmed Bumrah will play at Lord's next week as India left out Thakur and Sai Sudharsan
No more Mr Nice Guy, as Woakes shows his inner steel
England's attack leader endures a luckless day with DRS but still prises out two key wickets
Switch Hit: Breaking Baz
India hit back to level the series at Edgbaston. Alan Gardner hears from Andrew Miller and Sid Monga about where the second Test was won and lost
Death by a thousand cuts - how Stokes waited and baited Jaiswal
England read Jaiswal like a book, quickly catching on to his weakness and setting up the perfect trap
Gill walks the talk even as India stumble to unforced errors
The captain delivered a masterclass in control and accountability, standing tall amid the team's various tactical tangles
Gill wants top order to take 'more responsibility' after Leeds loss
India captain keeps his cards close when asked if the team would play Kuldeep
It's time for India to show how badly they want 20 wickets
Lower-order runs are useful and can change Test matches, but are they worth it if they come at the cost of bowling potency?
Archer waits in the wings as Stokes puts focus on squad togetherness
Moeen Ali and Andrew Flintoff provide coaching cameos as England build up to Edgbaston Test
India's bogey venues: Can they break the duck at Edgbaston?
Five venues where India are yet to win a Test
Selection in the spotlight as India search for spark at Edgbaston
England aim for 2-0, while India look for a turnaround with only one Test win in their last nine outings
