India find themselves in a commanding position in the second Test at Edgbaston. The hosts are 77-3 at stumps on Day 4, needing another 536 to win. England have not shied away from going after big totals, and chased 371 in the first Test, but this looks a total slightly beyond their reach. The Ben Stokes-led side have been scoring over four runs per over, but to pull off a 536-run chase on the final day would need them to score at over 6 runs per over, a very tall task to pull off.

While England's intent mostly has been to go after the win, England's assistant coach Marcus Trescothick believes that a draw could also be a good result. The former England opener said that England are not stupid enough to think that a team has to only win or lose in Test cricket.

"We all probably appreciate that it's a hell of a lot of runs to try and score. It's 550 [536] tomorrow and I don't think we've seen scoring rates quite that quick in a day, so of course it will be challenging. But we've probably about another 10 to 15 overs of balls at the hardest point before it gets a little bit soft, and then we'll see how we're going from that point, really.

"Whenever the situation is changing, of course it [the draw] is [a good result]. When you get to the point that you can [only] draw the game, of course. We're not stupid enough to [think] that you have to just win or lose. There are three results possible in every game that you play. But we have done some things in our time that are different to what we've done before," Trescothick said.

Trescothick further said that England will not pre-decide whether to go after the target or shut the shop, adding that it will be up to the players at the crease to decide how to approach the game. England could benefit from the fact that there is some forecast of rain on the final day.

"I don't think we use that sort of language," he said. "It's not the sort of changing room that we are. We're not naive enough to know (sic) that it's a very challenging total... Do you just go in your bunker and just sort of dig it out? Some players may do that.

"You just don't know really, and it's [up to] individuals that can adapt to the game and understand what's happening. But you've got to understand our changing room is a different type of culture in terms of what we've done in the past."