England Swept Aside As India Level Series At 1-1

Second Rothesay Test, Edgbaston (day 5 of five)

India 587 & 427-6 dec: Gill 161, Jadeja 69*; Tongue 2-93

England 407 & 271: Smith 88; Deep 6-99

India won by 336 runs; bid level astatine 1-1

Scorecard

Jamie Smith offered admirable final-day guidance but India's superb bowlers completed a thumping 336-run triumph complete England successful nan 2nd Test astatine Edgbaston to level nan bid astatine 1-1.

The hosts mostly put speech their attacking instincts, ignoring their target of 608, but were bowled retired for 271 pinch 27 overs near connected time 5 arsenic they attempted to salvage a draw.

In a good spell of seam bowling aft dense greeting rain, Akash Deep had Ollie Pope playing onto his stumps successful nan 3rd complete and past produced a wicked nipbacker to pin Harry Brook lbw for 23.

After Ben Stokes fell successful nan last complete earlier lunch, ending a business lasting 115 balls pinch Smith, England's wicketkeeper threw immoderate counter-punches to travel his first-innings 184 not retired pinch 88.

But, having deed 4 sixes, he holed retired connected nan hook to springiness nan irresistible Deep his first five-wicket haul successful his eighth Test.

Amid a oversea of Indian support, Deep took nan last wicket of Brydon Carse to decorativeness pinch 6-99 and 10 successful nan match.

India, whose chances were doubted aft England's good triumph successful Headingley past week, time off Birmingham pinch their first Test triumph astatine Edgbaston astatine nan ninth attempt.

It besides brilliantly sets up nan remainder of nan series, which continues astatine Lord's connected Thursday.

Though Smith struck immoderate blows, England were outplayed crossed this match, contempt attempting to bat retired for a tie for nan first clip nether Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum.

Doing truthful was ever going to beryllium tough. They person successfully survived a 5th time only erstwhile successful nan past 13 years and began 3 wickets down aft Deep's burst connected nan 4th evening.

The greeting rainfall reduced nan overs nan hosts needed to past by 10 to 80 but they were ne'er apt to retrieve erstwhile Pope and Brook were dismissed wrong nan day's first 5 overs and India chipped away.

Smith fell hitting retired but nan different batters were mostly undone by India's skill, peculiarly that of 28-year-old Deep, alternatively than immoderate effort to attack.

Mohammed Siraj capped India's capacity by taking a stunning one-handed drawback to disregard Josh Tongue while skipper Shubman Gill fittingly took nan last drawback to travel his 430 runs successful nan match.

India will callback prima bowler Jasprit Bumrah aft he was rested this week and are correct successful this series.

Meanwhile, England, who were riding a activity connected presence successful Birmingham, person been fixed a reality cheque – 1 which leaves plentifulness of questions to reply going into adjacent week, peculiarly astir nan fittingness of their gait onslaught fixed nan four-day turnaround.

The time yet began astatine 12:40 aft rain. Within half an hour, Pope and Brook were backmost successful nan shed having been dismissed by Deep.

He was near retired for nan first Test but looks apt to play a awesome portion successful nan bid pinch his relentlessly meticulous seam bowling.

Pope was somewhat unfortunate to get a shot that bounced to deed his limb and deflect onto his stumps. Brook was helpless erstwhile Deep sewage nan shot to jag backmost from extracurricular disconnected stump.

At 1 shape Stokes faced 23 dot balls successful a statement – nan clearest motion of England's intent. Had he reached lunch, England whitethorn person had an extracurricular chance but off-spinner Washington Sundar snuck 1 onto his pad arsenic nan England captain's struggles against rotation – and mediocre tally against India - continued.

Only aft easing to 50 from 73 balls did Smith show immoderate existent intent. A business pinch Chris Woakes lasted 70 deliveries until Woakes top-edged trying to pat nan shot into nan limb side.

After that Smith, arsenic he did successful nan first innings, took connected nan short-ball ploy. Deep was deed for 2 sixes but erstwhile Smith swung difficult for a 3rd clip he was caught astatine deep-square leg, astatine which constituent England's title was run.

Tongue was nan unfortunate of Siraj's drawback astatine mid-wicket while Carse and Shoaib Bashir had immoderate nosy successful a 25-ball guidelines of 23 that included arsenic galore edges arsenic boundaries from nan middle.

Carse was yet caught top-edging a swipe to cover, sealing a triumph for India that, fixed nan separator and measurement they threw distant a winning position astatine Leeds past week, must rank arsenic 1 of India's champion wins connected English soil.

It is besides their first pinch Gill arsenic captain.