Leeds: In-form skipper Joe Root smashed yet another hundred as England ended the second day of the third Test at Headingley on 423/8, taking a first-innings lead of 345 runs against India.
Root once again led from the front with his eighth hundred against India, a splendid 121 off 165 balls laced with 14 hits to the fence.
He added 139 runs with Dawid Malan (70) before sharing a 52-run stand with Jonny Bairstow (29) to put England in a commanding position with three days to go in the match.
At the draw of stumps, Craig Overton (24) and Ollie Robinson (0) were at the crease.
For India, Mohammed Shami (3/87) was the most successful bowler with three wickets, while Ravindra Jadeja (2/88), Mohammed Siraj (2/86) and Jasprit Bumrah (1/58) were the other wicket-takers.
On Wednesday, England had dismissed India for a paltry 78 in 40.4 overs.
England's top order fired in unison to power them on day two of the contest.
Root's 139-run partnership with Malan came to an end on the stroke of tea when Malan fell caught behind after a fluent 70.
Each one of England's top four batsmen helped themselves to half-centuries against India.
After the hosts resumed on 120/0, Shami earned the breakthrough for the tourists when he pushed one through Rory Burns' gate to hit the top of the off-stump.
Burns made 61 and featured in a 135-run stand with Haseeb Hameed for England's highest opening stand since Alastair Cook and Hameed put on 180 against India in 2016.
Hameed made 68 before Ravindra Jadeja spun one past his bat to hit the off-stump for his first wicket in the seamer-dominated series.
Playing his first Test in three years, Malan cut and drove elegantly before tickling Mohammed Siraj to wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant.
Malan was initially ruled not out and Pant did not appeal. Siraj convinced India captain Virat Kohli to review the decision and UltraEdge confirmed the batsman had edged the ball.
England's players wore black armbands in memory of former captain Ted Dexter, who died at the age of 86.
