In time to come, this Edgbaston epic will be immortalised as Gill’s Test. India’s young captain — in age and in leadership experience — hardly put a foot wrong, everything he touched turning to gold as he orchestrated a famous,

There were some questions over Gill's temperament and technique ahead of the series but the 25-year-old shut that debate for the foreseeable future with 585 runs in four innings

England coach Brendon McCullum said he wants "something with a bit more pace, a bit more bounce, and maybe a little bit of sideways" from MCC head groundsman Karl McDermott, taking cue from last month's World Test Championship final where Pat Cummins and Kagiso Rabada found significant seam movement.