The city of Birmingham is all about innovations. It was here the first pen, the first electrical horn, the first Cadbury, and the first mobile vacuum originated. Over the next five days, India will try and create their own history as they attempt to become the first team from the sub-continent to defeat England at Edgbaston.

Passionate home crowd
The match will also be England's 1000th Test and the home side could not have asked for a better venue to mark the historical fixture. England have not lost here for over a decade and the passionate home crowd in the Hollies Stand is often been labelled as England's 12th man. But if there is one team that is not bothered about such records, it is the current Indian team.