India rested Jasprit Bumrah for the big-ticket clash in Birmingham. Akash Deep returned to the XI while Washington Sundar and Nitish Reddy also got their chances in place of Shardul Thakur and Sai Sudharsan.

At stumps on Day 1, India reached 310 for 5.

Even more so now that England have edged ahead after a thrilling chase at Headingley. Few bowlers can last five games in a row, and so compared to their batting counterparts who can knuckle down and cash in on finding some form – or rather find themselves in a doom loop of coming up against the same bowlers who have worked them out – the individuals with ball in hand will chop and change.