Ben Stokes has his hands behind his head midway through his second over after Ravindra Jadeja glances one on to his pad which might have had short leg interested - had England had one in place...

Four singles and a no-ball off the over.

Ravindra Jadeja given a ticking off for running down the pitch by the umpires, and responds with a bit of hop scotch when he dabs a single off Chris Woakes later in the over.

India skipper Shubman Gill prods at the sixth ball in Woakes' over - subsequently called a no-ball - and edges it just wide of the slip cordon before watching it race away for four.

Andy Zaltzman
Test Match Special statistician

The single from the first over of the day brought up the 100 partnership between Shubman Gill and Ravindra Jadeja from 23.3 overs.

It is indeed Chris Woakes from the Birmingham End, formerly the City End, at Edgbaston.

Ravindra Jadeja effortlessly flicks a gentle loosener on his pads for four through midwicket. The lefty stepped ever so slightly across his stumps which will keep Woakes interested.

Matthew Henry
BBC Sport journalist at Edgbaston

Chris Woakes, who was excellent yesterday, was bowling into a mitt well before the start of play while his team-mates were in the dressing room.

He had a long stare down the pitch from the far end too. I assume it'll be him from that end after Ben Stokes.

Shubman Gill nudges a single off the first ball of the day from Ben Stokes to bring up a century partnership between himself and Ravindra Jadeja for the sixth wicket.

The left-handed Jadeja content to see out the next four deliveries without anything too extravagant before taking the strike with a quick single jabbed into the pitch.

The players are out on the field at Edgbaston.

Ben Stokes is loosening up. Looks like he will bowl the first over from the Pavilion End.

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Prakash Wakankar
BBC Test Match Special commentator

If India can bat until tea, it'll allow their bowlers to try a few things because we know England's batters don't care whether they have to get 500.

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England bowler Chris Woakes spoke to Test Match Special after the close last night: "I think we've put in a really good shift. I feel it was a good day, we asked question on a good battling surface. Had things gone our way this morning, I feel like the day could've been very different but that's the game we play.

"But we stuck at it really well and another two on it and we'd be really happy. Obviously, a good partnership from them towards the back end of the day, whether it's just edged it to them or it's made it an equal day I'm not too sure."

On choosing to bowl: "I think this morning the decision was made and they had another look at the wicket and thought if there was anything in it it'd be in the first session and it did in that session. I think we nearly made the perfect decision. Had it gone our way it would've looked very different but as you say we turn up and look at the surface and think what's going to best suit our style and our way of playing and we all commit to it."

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

It feels honours even. In previous times we'd be thinking you could've got a few more wickets, it's a bad day, but it's not how I see it or how the team see it.

England are heading into the India tail now. They will be hoping they can clean up the tail as efficiently as they did in the last Test which gave them that momentum.

It was, statistically at least, the most secure Test century on record in England.

Rookie India captain Shubman Gill, with all of the noise in the background and on the back of a punch-to-the-stomach defeat last week in Leeds, defied England on day one of the second Test at Edgbaston.

The hosts will have sensed their moment to push further into the ascendency in this series when winning the toss and choosing to 'have a chase'.

But Gill responded with a controlled 114 not out to better some modern-day greats and help his side close on a respectable 310-5 in Birmingham.

So, what exactly did Gill do? How has he conquered English conditions?

BBC Sport's Matthew Henry has taken a closer look...

India twice found themselves in good positions with the bat at Headingley in the first Test but were unable to capitalise.

On both occasions collapses cost them as seven wickets went for 41 runs and six wickets for 31 runs. England, of course, chased down win the Test to go 1-0 up in the series.

Did the slightly more cautious manner of Shubman Gill's unbeaten century hint on day one in Birmingham hint at slight change in mindset? Can England take five wickets to set this game up?

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