On another hot day England resume on 272-3 but lose Paul Collingwood to Sri Sreesanth for 31 with the tourists 326-4 Andrew Flintoff secures his 21st Test fifty as England look to make a dominant total in their opening innings Flintoff soon departs for 50 - lofting Anil Kumble to Sachin Tendulkar at deep mid-wicket with England 328-5 Sreesanth soon removes Geraint Jones - caught in the gully for just one with the tourists crumbling to 333-6 Munaf Patel claims two wickets in two balls as Matthew Hoggard falls straight after Shaun Udal with England 356-8 Owais Shah resists the Indian attack and makes a confident 88 before eventually falling to Harbhajan Singh England are eventually dismissed for 400 but fight back immediately as Virender Sehwag edges Hoggard to Shah Hoggard soon removes Wasim Jaffer who gloves a catch to Jones for 11 with India 24-2 India are in trouble as Tendulkar edges James Anderson to Jones for just one as the hosts struggle to 28-3 Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh's partnership helps steady India's innings - the pair put on 61 before India close on 89-3
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