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Only 43 overs were possible because of persistent rain at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.

But England claimed four wickets as India struggled to 218 for seven - still 118 runs short of the tourists' first innings total.

"All we can control is the controllables, though, and we have been doing that quite well."

Both Hoggard and new ball partner Andrew Flintoff bowled superbly.

But it was the Yorkshire fast bowler who reaped the rewards, gaining edges from Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly and Virender Sehwag.

Only Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag, who continually played and missed at Hoggard, offered much resistance with their half-centuries.

"It's only taken us two Test matches and 60 overs to find some swing out here," said Hoggard.

"But as soon as it started swinging it was a different ball game.

"Someone told me I beat [Sehwag] 14 times and I was getting a little bit frustrated.