James Anderson took the wickets of Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar and Gautam Gambhir to leave India in trouble at 4 for 87 at the end of day two of the fourth Test in Nagpur, still 243 runs behind England.
The swing bowler knocked over Sehwag's poles second ball and also dislodged Tendulkar's bails after the Little Master had mustered just two runs.
Anderson also dismissed top-scorer Gambhir (37) caught behind.
Earlier, Yorkshireman debutant Joe Root hit 73 to equal Kevin Pietersen as the England top scorer helping the tourists to 330 all out.
Playing in an England cap, Root looked like a player from yesteryear and played the type of steady knock his countyfolk made famous midway through the last century.
Resuming overnight on 31, Root and Matt Prior (57) extended their partnership to 103 before the wicketkeeper was bowled out with the score at 6 for 242.
Tim Bresnan fell for a duck second ball to Ishant Sharma (3 for 49), before Graeme Swann (57) joined Root to play a typically feisty innings including two sixes.
Eventually Piyush Chawla wrapped up the tail dismissing Root caught and bowled, Swann leg before and James Anderson (4) caught at short leg to finish with career best figures of 4 for 69.
After Sehwag's wicket fell Gambhir and Cheteshwar Pujara (26) steadied the ship before Ian Bell took a stunning catch at short leg to dismiss the latter off the bowling of Swann.
Virat Kohli (11) and MS Dhoni (8) are the not out batsmen at stumps, with India facing an uphill battle to square the four-Test series at 2-2.
Tags: sport, cricket, india, england First posted December 14, 2012 22:11:35
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