Birmingham, July 5 -- Former Indian seamer Varun Aaron praised England's bowling effort and body language in the first session of Day 4 of the second test against India at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Saturday, but felt that skipper Ben Stokes missed an opportunity to be more aggressive with his field placements early on.

Indian skipper Shubman Gill and wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant stood tall as India extended their lead by 357 runs at the end of the first session on Day 4 of the second test against England at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on Saturday.

At lunch on Day 4, India were 177/3 with Shubman Gill 24* and Rishabh Pant 41* unbeaten at the crease. India made 113 runs in the first session and lost two wickets - KL Rahul and Karun Nair.

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