Birmingham, July 6 -- India's pace sensation Akash Deep has turned heads with another brilliant spell in the final innings of the ongoing Test against England at Edgbaston, leaving the hosts reeling at 153/6 at Lunch on Day 5. Chasing an improbable 608, England still needs 455 runs to pull off a miracle, but the damage already inflicted by Akash Deep has made survival their only realistic goal.

Former England captain Nasser Hussain was full of praise for the young pacer, who removed Ollie Pope and Harry Brook in a fiery morning spell to push England into deeper trouble.

"I think he is a highly-skilled bowler - and at you all the time," Hussain said on Sky Sports, adding that "It's not just the cracks in the pitch (why he's had success)....