London, June 29 -- Edgbaston in Birmingham, the car-manufacturing hub in England's West Midlands, is where India will play the second match of the five Test series. In their eight appearances at this venue since 1967, India have lost seven times - amounting to a veritable crematorium of Indian cricket. The only occasion when they held a whip hand - in 1986 - the temperamental English weather denied them victory. Whether by design or not, the first Test at Headingley and the upcoming one were potential hurdles for India's comparatively unseasoned top-order batters. In the event, the feared cold and cloudy weather of Leeds was overtaken by glorious sunshine and a relatively placid pitch. This presented India a golden opportunity to extend the...