India, July 5 -- At some point during these five matches, Jimmy Anderson will start to wonder why the two teams are playing for the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. England, the land of swing and seam, is now home to roads masquerading as pitches and if this continues for a few more years, the memory of the brilliant swing bowler might fade at the rate of six runs per over.

Day 4 of the Edgbaston Test was like the first three - a dream for Shubman Gill and the other batters. The Indian skipper added a century, 161, to his 269 in the first innings - it took his match total to an India record 430 runs - and propelled India to 427/6 declared in their second innings. Only Graham Gooch, who scored 456 in all against India at Lord's in 1990, has mad...