Summary

Live Reporting

by Timothy Abraham, Elizabeth Botcherby, Huzaifah Khan

  1. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport journalist at Edgbaston

    Even the Hollies is quiet.

  2. Daniel Norcross
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    It all feels a bit dead out there for England and it's comfortable for India who are going at a good rate.

  3. Ind 382-5

    Curiously, Shubman Gill backs away and swats away a short ball from Brydon Carse which suggests England have affected his mindset a little.

    The pitch has not looked that responsive to the bumper barrage so Carse is having to work hard to extract any bounce he is finding.

  4. How's stat?!

    Andy Zaltzman
    Test Match Special statistician

    Shubman Gill hit 17 fours along the way to making his 150 here.

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    A lot of questions of young Gill and his captaincy in recent weeks but there's no doubt he's leading by example in first innings batting this series. Feels like he is double century bound today!

    Mark in Leicester

  6. Ind 377-5

    It feels like India have learned their lessons from the first Test with the manner in which they have approached day two so far.

  7. Daniel Norcross
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    You feel India have set their stall out to bat for the vast majority of this day.

    You felt with their line-up that they'd be happy with a draw because they didn't prioritise their wicket-taking bowlers, such as Jasprit Bumrah.

  8. 150 runs

    Gill passes 150

    Shubman Gill beats the dive of Shoaib Bashir, who cannot prevent a single off his own bowling into the on side. Gill passes 150 for the first time in his Test career. It's come off 263 balls.

    Gill reaches 150 against England

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    Are we near giving Harry Brook a bowl?

    Graham, Essex

  10. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Shubman Gill looks so determined. At no point in the last day and a half have I thought he's looked rushed.

    He's happy to get these runs and apply score board pressure.

  11. Ind 375-5

    England persist with the short-ball ploy to Ravdrina Jadeja.

    Brydon Carse cannot quite execute with the first ball of the over and the ball sits up to Jadeja and says 'hit me' and the India left-hander duly pulls it to the fence for four.

    Three balls later Shubman Gill moves to his career-best score - 148* - with a lovely backfoot drive for four.

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    Has Bazball become boring? Flat tracks where we chase down 400 on the last day. Yawn.

    James in London

  13. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    India should be able to bat another 40-odd overs with their wickets left and that’ll take them to 500.

  14. Ind 365-5

    Shoaib Bashir with the first over after drinks. He tosses one up to Shubman Gill with his third delivery, but the India skipper does not bite and watches the ball grip and turn but comfortably miss the stumps.

    Gill's defence looks solid as he sees out a maiden.

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    Morning, if you could pick a team of English style Bazballers all at their peak, from 2005 all the way through to now, what would your line-up look like for Oz? I'd go Tres, Duckett, Root (out of place but...), KP, Brook, Stokes, Flintoff, Prior, Swann, S Jones, Harmy. Aggressive batting, quick bowling.

    Chris, St Albans

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  17. India 365-5 at drinks

    The first hour belongs to the tourists.

    A few little glimmers of hope for England, but in all honesty it's been relatively comfortable for India.

    This could be a long day.

  18. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    England are chasing their tails somewhat at the moment.

  19. Ind 365-5

    A change of tac from Ben Stokes. He scatters the field to Ravindra Jadeja and encourages Brydon Carse to bang it in short.

    At the first time of asking Jadeja takes on the pull shot and controls it down to square leg.

  20. Prakash Wakankar
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    That could have gone anywhere from Ravindra Jadeja off Shoaib Bashir. It's the first sign that Jadeja is a bit itchy to get going.