Regular wickets put England on top

Jul 29, 2014

There was a minute's silence before the start of the third day to pay tribute to the centenary of World War I•Getty Images

M Vijay was better at leaving the ball, but some indecision crept into his play as he deflected the ball on to his stumps •AFP

Kohli's feet moved well and he had looked fluent until James Anderson lured him to chase one outside off and nick off for 39•Getty Images

But he also offered the hosts a way back as he holed out to mid-off to end a 74-run fifth-wicket stand•Getty Images

...but Anderson pinned Jadeja in front for his third wicket to leave India seven down and trailing by almost 300 runs•AFP

And when action got under way, England's pacers started asking some probing questions. Cheteshwar Pujara answered a few before being bounced out by Stuart Broad•Getty Images

With the overnight batsmen dismissed and India at 88 for 3, the out-of-form Virat Kohli was in the firing line•Getty Images

But Rahane eased past a nervous start to raise a fifth fifty-plus score in seven overseas Tests•AFP

Moeen Ali, who had been the fortunate bowler, struck again to get rid of Rahane with a long hop as India slipped to 217 for 6•AFP

Dhoni recorded his 10th fifty against England•Associated Press

England could have had another but the umpire failed to spot Ajinkya Rahane gloving Moeen Ali down the leg side •Getty Images

India were enjoying the sunshine, England not so much as their bowlers tired. Rohit Sharma contributed to the visitors' first fifty-plus partnership•Getty Images

Ravindra Jadeja played some trademark attacking strokes in building another fifty stand with MS Dhoni...•Getty Images

But Broad picked up his third wicket late in the day as England finished well on top•AFP