Birmingham, England – 06. July: England Batsman Ben Stokes responds after being released during the fifth day of the second test match between England and India in Edgbaston 6 July 2025 in England Birmingham. (Photo: Stu Forster/Getty Images) England Captain Ben Stokes on Sunday accused the surface of Edgbaston for the loss of 337th of his team in the second test against India in the ongoing Anderson-Tendenlkar Trophy. India beat England by 337 runs to equalize the test series of five matches 1-1. The third test between the two sides will be played on Lord’s, starting on July 10.“To be honest, it probably ended more with a subcontinent when we got into the game deeper and deeper,” Stokes BBC said.
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“Certainly there was something that started. I think we exhibited it very, very, very soon. But then, how it happened deeper for us and became a real hard slogan for us.”“It is obvious that with the Indian attack in the conditions they are used to, they knew how to expose these conditions better than us. And that can sometimes happen. It’s nothing to abuse too much. You know. We can be qualified.”During the presentation after the match Stokes pointed to two situations where England lost the match because it admitted a huge 180-run to India and allowed their doughs, including Captain Gill to achieve gigantic scores.“Two moments-to be 200-5 and can’t open them after a good start with the ball. And being 80-5. It was hard to scrape away from there. You look back at 200-5-whobychom faster, they could be different,” he said.Asked if he was worried about England, who is trying to shoot collectively, Stokes said, “I wouldn’t say it’s worried. We ran, tried everything, changed plans, but when the team is on you – and India is a team of class – it’s hard to change the pace.
