Hapless India slumped to 5-103 at stumps in their first innings on the third day of the fourth test at The Oval yesterday after an Ian Bell double ton had fired England to 6-591 declared.
Rahul Dravid, on 57, and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, on five, were the not out
batsmen following another poor performance by the tourists who were as miserable as the London rain that claimed the day's second session.
Bell's first test double century had put England, already 3-0 up in the series, in a dominant position at lunch.
The Warwickshire batsman, 181 not out overnight, overhauled his previous best of 199 to make 235 before he was leg before to Suresh Raina.
After a delay of more than three hours for rain England declared and their bowlers got to work to leave India struggling, with off-spinner Graeme Swann claiming three wickets.
