Although the deficit for England currently looks enormous, they have won all three matches that they have conceded 500 or more runs in an innings during the Stokes/McCullum regime. Speaking after the second day’s play, England’s spin bowling coach Jeetan Patel has said the group are not fussed about any external noise.

Shubman Gill, unbeaten with 114 runs on Day 1, needs just 36 more runs on Day 2 to surpass Virat Kohli's record and make history at Edgbaston.