As on day three, the start of day four is delayed because of fog at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali Two hours pass before the conditions improve and play gets under way at 0530 GMT with lunch scheduled to be taken at 0630 GMT Matt Prior and Graeme Swann inspect the wicket, which England return to on 282-6, a first-innings deficit of 171 runs England make the worst possible start when Prior is caught behind off the first ball of Harbhajan Singh's second over In Harbhajan's next over Stuart Broad leaves a straight delivery that goes on to knock back his off stump England's morning goes from bad to worse when Zaheer Khan beats Swann with an in-swinging ball that gets through the gate When Monty Panesar offers a straightforward catch to Gautam Gambhir at short leg England are 302 all out, a deficit of 151 Umpires Asad Rauf (left) and Daryl Harper appear to be getting into the festive spirit in Mohali India reach 9-0 at lunch but England strike shortly after the re-start when a diving Ian Bell runs out Virender Sehwag Rahul Dravid seems to have taken little confidence from his first-innings century and is bowled by Broad for a 19-ball duck England's band of travelling fans waste no time in reminding Rahul Dravid that he failed to score a run in his innings James Anderson is soon celebrating after removing Sachin Tendulkar for 5, leaving India on 44-3 And there is more joy for England as VVS Laxman is run out, to reduce the home side to 80-4 midway through the final session But a typically aggressive knock from Yuvraj Singh restores India's dominance and leaves the home side poised to claim a series win
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