India, July 1 -- It's impossible these days for Jasprit Bumrah not to figure in any conversation that involves the ongoing Test series in England. Available for only three out of five Tests? Sure, but should that have been made public even before the squad was announced? Workload management aimed at keeping his fragile body and his protesting back from giving in? Of course, because Bumrah is such a precious commodity that needs greater leeway than the rest. But set in stone? Hmmm.

It's been no different these last few days, from the time the Indians drove down to Birmingham from Leeds last Wednesday, still wondering how a Test they dominated for such large pockets got so emphatically away from them. Will Bumrah play at Edgbaston? Will th...