EDGBASTON RATINGS

ALASTAIR COOK 3

Has a fabulous record against spin and against India but for such a good player he’s being bowled off-stump too often by an off-spinner. Yes, his two dismissals came from excellent Ravichandran Ashwin deliveries but he’s got to look at getting further across towards off stump. Catching 50-50 now too.

KEATON JENNINGS 5.5

Looks organised against seamers and is a good player of spin but he has to think about his battle with Ashwin too. The changes he’s made have made him more fluent and not as robotic and static at the crease. Unlucky to be bowled by Mohammed Shami first time but he has to convert one of these starts.

JOE ROOT 8

Captaincy was exceptional throughout the second innings, the way he balanced attack and defence to protect a low target. There was a cry to open the bowling with Sam Curran after his second innings runs but he was sensible in backing his senior bowlers. Looked fluent at crease.

DAWID MALAN 3

Battled hard second innings but is getting trapped on the crease and coming further out does not come naturally to him. I would have given him one more chance at his home ground of Lord’s but clearly the selectors felt the need for a change.

JONNY BAIRSTOW 7.5

Played well in the first innings but has to realise other batsmen are not as quick as him, particularly a captain with a bad back. Liked his counter-attacking style but maybe second innings he could have attacked Ashwin a bit more as a right-hander. It led to Virat Kohli taking him off when Sam Curran went after him.

BEN STOKES 8

Attention will be on the final morning, when he was brilliant. But rhythm he had with his first spell in first innings from the pavilion end was as good as I’ve seen him bowl. Will be sorely missed at Lord’s.

JOS BUTTLER 4

For such a good player he gets out early to off-spin in the way Ashwin dismissed him in the first innings. Gets too far across to off-stump. Loose shot second time and just has to give himself a bit of time before he counter-attacks.

SAM CURRAN 9.5

After his debut against Pakistan a lot of people, including me, were not sure he was even an international cricketer. But look at him now. Man of the match when the Indian captain got 200 runs in a low-scoring Test! Everything Curran did was matchchanging. If it wasn’t for him it would have been a three-day loss for England and everything would be doom and gloom. As it is, a 20-year-old has turned everything around and made us all positive.

ADIL RASHID 6

Very useful second innings runs batting with Curran. Root was spot on in his use of him in a low-scoring game where the ball was swinging and seaming around. His challenge will come when the ball is not moving around for the seamers and he will have to be a frontline bowler.

STUART BROAD 6

Not at his best in first innings when he wasn’t feeling well. But second innings was typical of him. When the pressure was on he put in an awesome spell to start that India collapse.

JIMMY ANDERSON 8

Could have had so many more wickets. Bowled long spells too despite concerns about his shoulder. Should have had Kohli on 21 first time round and that could still be a key moment because if he’d gone then all the old questions would still need answers.

INDIA

Murali Vijay 3, Shikhar Dhawan 3, KL Rahul 3, Virat Kohli 9.5, Ajinkya Rahane 3, Ravichandran Ashwin 9, Dinesh Karthik 4, Hardik Pandya 5, Ishant Sharma 8.5, Mohammed Shami 8, Umesh Yadav 5.