- England gained the toss and determined to area first in opposition to India at Edgbaston
- India then scored 587 of their first innings earlier than England replied with 407
- The vacationers declared on 427/6 of their second innings and gained by 336 runs
Brendon McCullum has conceded a fallacious choice on the toss contributed to England’s humiliating defeat by India at Edgbaston.
Ben Stokes opted to bowl, simply as he had finished within the first Check in Leeds the place his crew opened up a 1-0 lead, however this time it backfired as England crashed to a 336-run loss on a dry floor.
‘As the sport unfolded we in all probability appeared again on that toss and stated, “Did we miss a chance there”, and it is in all probability honest,’ stated England coach McCullum.
‘We did not count on the wicket would play fairly because it did and therefore we in all probability received it barely fallacious.’
Whereas India piled up 1,014 runs — their highest match mixture in Checks, fuelled by captain Shubman Gill’s scores of 269 and 161 — England slumped to 84 for 5 of their first innings after which misplaced half their facet for 83 within the second.
India controversially rested their world-class opening bowler Jasprit Bumrah, however his substitute Akash Deep ran amok with match figures of 10 for 187.
England gained the toss and captain Ben Stokes determined to area first in opposition to India at Edgbaston

That call backfired as Shubman Gill hit 269 to assist India rating 587 of their first innings

England coach Brendon McCullum (left) congratulated Akash Deep after India gained by 336 runs
‘It was solely an excellent partnership from Jamie Smith and Harry Brook which gave us any stability within the recreation all through the 5 days,’ McCullum added of the sub-standard efficiency.
‘That is one thing we have got to have a look at. We’re not inflexible with our plans. It is simply we thought this pitch would possibly get higher to bat on as we went by means of the 5 days, however as we noticed it did not.’
Stokes had his personal view of issues after extending his coverage of asking opponents to bat first in English situations to 10 instances in 11 Checks, saying merely ‘nobody’s received a crystal ball’.
After shedding for simply the second time in that sequence, Stokes stated: ‘Having them 211 for 5, we have been blissful there — even five-down on the finish of day one.
‘We simply weren’t in a position to bust them open. We had an opportunity to bowl them out for beneath 350 on that wicket, which might have been a superb effort.’
Nonetheless, England have been taken for 587, trailed by 180 runs on first innings and, after failing to bat out for the draw, head to Lord’s for the third Check on Thursday degree within the collection.