Ben Stokes played a straight bat. “Their choice,” he said bluntly, when asked about India’s selection for the second Test at Edgbaston. But behind the steely stare, the England captain must have been jumping for joy,

Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been left out of India’s squad for the second Test against England at Edgbaston. He is replaced by fellow fast bowler Akash Deep. There are two other changes from the squad named in the first Test, with Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar coming in for Sai Sudharsan and Shardul Thakur.

The 2nd Test between India and England at Edgbaston for the Anderson-Tendulkar is less than 24 hours away, and yet, there's no clarity over the status of Jasprit Bumrah. The India pacer, who took five wickets in the first innings of the Leeds Test,