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England vs India, 2nd Test

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MCC goes on record to state Akash Deep's delivery to Joe Root was legal 

A controversy erupted after images showed that the bowler's backfoot could have touched the crease but the MCC disagrees

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McCullum turns focus to Lord's, Bumrah after Edgbaston defeat 

The England head coach admitted that the hosts got it wrong at the toss at Edgbaston with the pitch not playing out as they had expected it to

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'The game loses its essence without help for bowlers' - Gill on flat conditions 

The India captain said the soft Dukes ball on a flat pitch tilted the contest too far in favour of batters and made it hard to control the game

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Enter Akash Deep: Seam-tight, Shami-lite 

At Edgbaston, where no Asian team had won before, the 28-year-old gave India a new memory and a seam-bowling blueprint that felt straight out of a very familiar playbook

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Ben Stokes rues missed bowling opportunities after Edgbaston loss  

The English skipper also hinted at changes in the bowling attack given the shot turnaround time before the third Test

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Gill's captaincy milestone, Akash Deep's 10, India's biggest away win 

India crushed England by 336 runs for their maiden Test win in Edgbaston to level the series

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India break Birmingham jinx to level series 1-1  

Akash Deep picked up six wickets in the fourth innings, and 10 in the match, to bowl India to victory

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Akash, Washington put India on the brink  

The pacer took two in quick succession at the start of the rain-marred session while the spinner removed Stokes at the stroke of Lunch on Day 5

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We're not stupid enough to think that you've to just win or lose: Trescothick 

England's assistant coach conceded a draw remains a valid outcome as England weigh Bazball intent against Edgbaston's fifth-day realities

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Morkel hopes to see more of Akash Deep's 'dream delivery' to Root on Day 5 

Bowling coach Morne Morkel heaped praise on Akash Deep and Mohammed Siraj for their efforts on a flat track at Edgbaston