Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook resume on Monday at 43-0 with England still 240 runs behind India's first-innings total England suffer an early setback when Cook is trapped lbw for 23 following some clever bowling by Zaheer Khan Sree Santh tries to unsettle the incoming Michael Vaughan but the England captain retains his usual sangfroid Captain Rahul Dravid rotates his bowlers as the India attack find plenty of swing and keep asking questions of England Strauss reaches 50 and Vaughan passes 5,000 runs in Tests as England see off Anil Kumble to reach lunch at 129-1 Khan strikes again after lunch to make it 130-2 when Strauss is caught behind for 55 after wafting at a wide one Kevin Pietersen comes out and is involved in some heated exchanges but Vaughan keeps cool and reaches his 50 The antagonism increases when Pietersen is forced to take evasive action after a full-pitched Sree Santh beamer RP Singh then produces a booming inswinger to trap a clearly rattled Pietersen lbw for 19, leaving England 175-3 Vaughan, however, remains the picture of composure and reaches tea on 91 not out with England 221-3, 62 runs behind India's lead keeps shrinking after tea as the England captain reaches his ton but the new ball also becomes available Vaughan puts England ahead but then departs for 124 when an unlucky rebound dribbles onto his stumps Khan makes the new ball count and traps Ian Bell lbw without scoring to put England firmly back on the ropes RP Singh reduces England to 304-6 - just 21 ahead - when another big inswinger removes Matt Prior's middle stump Paul Collingwood struggles under the short ball but grinds out a gritty 63 before becoming Khan's fifth wicket of the day Anil Kumble cleans up the tail and England are all out for 355 with a meagre lead of 72, despite a bright 25 from Sidebottom Khan ends with figures of 5-75 before India's openers finish at 10-0, leaving just 63 runs to knock off on Tuesday morning
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