TRASH BANG WALLOP STUNS BRUM

Sorry England are left in ruins as India dump them in the bin

- By Mike Walters

BIRMINGHAM’S long-running binmen strike is still unresolved - now the joke is that England have added another pile of rubbish to the backlog.

In fairness, maybe rubbish is a bit harsh. Bazball has given us many more reasons to be cheerful.

But trash, bang, wallop! India did not just win the second Test at Edgbaston, triumphing by a mammoth 336 runs to level the series at 1-1.

When last man Brydon Carse holed out at 5.10pm yesterday, and England were dismissed for 271 with almost 28 overs to go, it went against the grain of nearly all pre-match wisdom.

India’s seamers collected 18 wickets on a pitch where England’s harvested nine. It was not supposed to happen like this.

Defeat leaves England in ruins on the road to Lord’s for the third instalment of the series, which starts on Thursday, after their bowling attack were flogged to death.