Assistant coach Jeetan Patel insisted that England’s exhausted cricketers can pull off another miracle and win at Edgbaston despite India’s utterly dominant position after two days.

(Reuters) -England have named an unchanged team on Monday for the second test against India, set to begin on July 2 at Edgbaston, with fast bowler Jofra Archer remaining sidelined. The England and Wales Cricket Board retained the lineup that secured a five-wicket win at Headingley to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.

India captain Shubman Gill posted his highest Test score of 168 not out as he continued to lead from the front against England at Edgbaston on Thursday. Gill was 114 not out after becoming just the seventh player to to score a century in each of his first two (or more) Tests as captain.