Sam Curran happy with England's position after his four-wicket haul

On a day in which many were pencilling in the likes of James Anderson and Stuart Broad to be the most potent bowlers against a strong Indian batting line-up, it was the relatively inexperienced Sam Curran who stole the show, dismising Murali Vijay, KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan and Hardik Pandya as he recorded career-best Test figures of 4/74.

Curran is playing in only his second Test match, and he looks to be securing his spot as a vital member of England's attack after a magnificent, match-turning spell showcased his great ability to hoop the ball.

India had done well to quell the threat of Anderson and Broad as they passed the 50 mark for the loss of no wickets, only for first-change option Curran to spoil the party, leaving the tourists under immense pressure on 59/3 after a stunning display of swing bowling. He spoke positively about his side's position in the Test and heralded England's patient approach in waiting for the ball to swing.

"The day had pretty much everything - wickets, runs, good periods, frustrating periods," he told BBC Sport.

"There was a nice breeze and the clouds came in - we've found recently that the ball doesn't swing as much when it's really new and can when the lacquer comes off, so it's about hitting the lengths and being patient.

Despite an excellent bowling performance, England were frustrated by a phenomenal Virat Kohli knock which single-handedly dragged the tourists to a position of relative parity in the match, and the late wicket of Alistair Cook left the Test finely poised going into the third day at Edgbaston. Dawid Malan dropped the Indian skipper twice, but Curran found only positives after the day's play.

"He played very well. We put him down early which obviously was not ideal, but I think the boys challenged him as much as we could, we stuck to our plans which I thought were pretty good and I think on another day those catches will be taken.

"We still bowled them out below our total so that's a huge positive.

"You just have to look forward and it's positive that we are still ahead of them in the game, runs-wise, and hopefully tomorrow we can bat big and challenge them."

England will resume on 9/1 with a 22-run lead.