Dawson finished with four wickets on debut

Hoggard dismissed Sachin Tendulkar, for 88, and Sourav Ganguly, 47, half an hour after lunch.

And, after a cautious 52-run stand for the seventh wicket, Dawson dealt with both VVS Laxman and Sanjay Bangar, with Harbhajan Singh inbetween.

Hoggard finished with three for 98 and Dawson four for 134, after dismissing nightwatchman Anil Kumble on the second day.

Ormond breakthrough

Rahul Dravid was the first wicket to fall in the morning, though.

Having added 37 with Tendulkar to the overnight total, he was lbw to James Ormond for 86.

The wicket came shortly after England captain Nasser Hussain had asked for a replacement ball.

An 80-run partnership between Tendulkar and Ganguly took the home side more than 100 runs ahead.

Tendulkar fell on 88, prodding at a Hoggard delivery outside off-stump to give an edge to wicket-keeper James Foster.

And Ganguly followed in Hoggard's next over for 47.

Tendulkar offered just one chance in his innings

The Indian captain had looked troubled by the short-pitched delivery throughout his innings and he was undone cutting Hoggard to Graham Thorpe at point.

For Hoggard it was just reward for a morning of economical bowling.

His first Test dismissal provided Foster with a much-needed confidence boost after criticism of his glovework on Tuesday and a fumbled stumping chance off the bowling of Dawson immediately after the break.

Tendulkar reached his 50, off 77 balls, when he tried to leave a delivery outside the off-stump but the ball clipped his bat and went wide of Foster to race away for four.

After tea, thoughtful field placing by Nasser Hussain saw the England captain at a spot inbetween gully and point, profiting from an impetuous cut from Laxman, on 28.

And Harbhajan was leg before for one, struck on the ankle looking to drive Dawson through the on side.

Dropped chance

Bangar top-edged a straighter ball to be caught and bowled by the off-spinner for 36, two overs later.

Dawson should have dealt with Bangar when he was on eight, but Graham Thorpe at cover dropped a chance at head-height.

Flintoff and Ganguly had a verbal sparring

Andrew Flintoff bowled well but without reward, conceding 80 runs from his 34 overs.

His introduction into the attack, bowling to an 8-1 off-side field, slowed the Indian charge, leaving Tendulkar stranded on 64 for 25 deliveries.

Ganguly looked to have come off worse from a firey dual, peppered with short deliveries and verbal accompaniment, from his former Lancashire team-mate.

England: M Trescothick, M Butcher, N Hussain, G Thorpe, M Ramprakash, C White, A Flintoff, J Foster, J Ormond, R Dawson, M Hoggard.

India: SS Das, S Bangar, R Dravid, S Tendulkar, S Ganguly, VVS Laxman, D Dasgupta, H Singh, A Kumble, I Siddiqui, T Yohannan