Birmingham, July 3 -- It was an incredible day at work for Team India as a historic double ton from skipper Shubman Gill and early wickets taken by pacers put them in front at the end of day two of the second Test at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Thursday.

At the end of the day's play, England was 77/3, with Joe Root (18*) and Harry Brook (30*) unbeaten.

England openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett came to the crease with a task to overcome a massive deficit of 587 runs set by India in the first innings. Crawley put out a statement of his positive intent with two boundaries against Akash Deep in the first over.

However, the seamer got the last laugh against the batters, removing both Duckett and Ollie Pope for ducks on two successive balls i...