England could have the Edg if India rest pace ace Bumrah

WITH football still coming at us at a rate of knots and Wimbledon tennis fortnight beginning yesterday, we will try to turn our attention to potentially a brilliant cricket match which starts at Edgbaston tomorrow - namely the second Test between England and India.

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The first four days are a sell-out at this outstanding venue which, weather permitting, will be rocking in the atmospheric Hollies Stand.

If the wonderful first Test is anything to go by, this will be another stunner. 'Bazball' or whatever you want to call it makes for a brilliant watch. Led by Ben Stokes, this England team is as brave as a lion.

This is a new Indian team in several ways and missed catches cost them dearly in the end. But they can bat and, in pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah, they have a world-class performer. The Indian tour coach Gautam Gambhir has confirmed that despite their defeat at Headingley, Bumrah will only play in three of this series' five Tests. As I write, I wonder will he play at Edgbaston?