Latest Updates: England end the day with 260 on the scoreboard and are 233 runs ahead. They still have two more wickets in hand with Sam Curran still out there. India will not breathe easy until they bowl them out, neither are England assured of their position. Still it could be anybody's game, very evenly poised, perhaps England might just have their noses ahead. Shami was the pick of the Indian bowlers with three wickets in the day. Jennings and Root did start well, but both dismissed by Shami, pinned the former and caught Root napping with a bull's eye. Stokes and Buttler got England back on track, Ashwin had the better of Stokes again after doing bulk of the bowling throughout the day. Buttler went on to stich another important half-century. Curran showed his class with the bat once again. Eight wickets fell in the day as England scored 254 runs on the third day. Day 2 report: Top-order batsman Cheteshwar Pujara produced a magnificent unbeaten 132 to help India post 273 in the first innings and take a 27-run lead on day 2 of the fourth Test at Rose Bowl Cricket Stadium on Friday. At stumps, England were 6/0 in their second dig and trailing by 21 runs with openers Alastair Cook (batting 2) and Keaton Jennings (batting 4) at the crease. For the tourists, R. Ashwin (0/1), who opened the bowling, and Jasprit Bumrah (0/5) bowled a couple of overs each. Replying to England's 246 in the first essay, India started the day at 19/0 but after pacer Stuart Broad (3/63) removed the openers K.L. Rahul (19) and Shikhar Dhawan (23) in quick succession, India kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Pujara, who notched up his 15th overall hundred and second outside Asia, used his feet brilliantly against the spinners and dropped anchor to stitch together a 92-run third wicket stand with skipper Virat Kohli (46) and lay the foundation. Pujara then joined hands with tailenders Ishant Sharma (14) and Jasprit Bumrah (6) for 32-run and 46-run associations, respectively, surviving a middle-order collapse during tea and ensuring he held one end up. For England, recalled all-rounder Moeen Ali was the pick of the bowlers, returning figures of 5/63. Pujara took 257 balls to reach 132 and his innings was laced with 16 boundaries. India were some 50 runs away when they lost the eighth wicket and a handy lead looked likely for England. But a dogged Pujara shepherded the tail to help the visitors take a vital lead. The right-hander from Saurashtra brought up his ton by hitting Moeen back over his head for two runs. Earlier, Rahul and Dhawan had added 18 runs to the overnight score before Broad trapped Rahul to draw first blood for the hosts. Soon after, Dhawan failed to control his instincts and offered a thick edge off a Broad delivery to be caught by Jos Buttler behind the stumps. Kohli and Pujara then steadied the ship from 37/2 to 100 with no further damage, stitching together a 63-run unbeaten stand for the third wicket. Kohli, in the process, also became the quickest Indian to enter the elite club of batsmen notching 6,000 Test runs. Previously, Sunil Gavaskar had achieved the landmark in 117 innings, while the 29-year-old Kohli took two innings less to get to the feat. In the second session, the hosts bounced back taking three wickets to reduce India to 181/5 at tea. Pujara went back undefeated on a patient 70 after losing his partner Rishabh Pant for a duck on the final ball before the post-lunch session came to an end. Pujara and Kohli (46) consolidated the innings further by putting together a solid partnership that deflated the English attack to some extent until left-arm quick Sam Curran (1/41) got the back of the India skipper, caught by Cook. All-rounder Ben Stokes (1/23) then struck with the wicket of Indian vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane (11). Thereafter, Pant joined Pujara in the middle and the duo managed to put on 20 runs, despite the fact that the rookie stumper failed to open his account even after facing 29 balls before being finally trapped in front by off-spinner Moeen. In the final session, all-rounder Hardik Pandya (4) and Ashwin (1) fell to Moeen who was on a roll before Ishant got going with Pujara. The tall pacer was also dismissed by Moeen to complete his five-wicket haul with Broad accounting for Bumrah. Brief scores: England 246 & 6/0 (Alastair Cook batting 2, Keaton Jennings batting 4; India 273 all out (Cheteshwar Pujara 132 not out, Virat Kohli 46, Moeen Ali 5/63, Stuart Broad 3/63). India lead by 21 runs. With inputs from IANS<doc-sep>India captain, Virat Kohli, says England did really well to set the target they did. Applauds them for using the spinning conditions on offer to the fullest. Reckons his side didn't make too many mistakes, but the English team was relentless and deserves the credit for the win. Mentions that he never thought if the partnership between him and Rahane was broken it would be a problem, but no partnerships before and after that is a problem. Once again states that England put the pressure when the partnership was broken and took the game from there. Feels ifs and buts don't mean anything, plenty of situations could have been different so no point criticizing them. Adds they just have to take the positives and do the best in the next game. Further adds it's handy to have a few attacking players lower down the order when the bowlers are a bit tired, both sides have them but England's did better. Credits Sam Curran for the fantastic series he's having. Emphasizes that he and his team will not throw the towel in in the last game and give it their all.<doc-sep>Cheteshwar Pujara's calm, composed century, his first in a Test match in England, gave India the lead and psychological advantage. His was a typical Test-match innings, where some patience is required. He had the gumption to occupy the crease. Far too many modern batsmen are chomping at the bit to hit the big shots that they play so well in limited-overs cricket, but they forget sometimes that the red ball does a lot more than the limited-overs white ball does and get out.Pujara bided his time, rode out the early tough times and got to a well-deserved hundred. He also did the good thing by acknowledging the invaluable support of Ishant Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah in getting those last runs to get to a century, as well as help India take the lead.With 20 wickets falling on the first two days, it would appear that there's a devil in the pitch. While the ball has certainly moved a lot, it's mainly ordinary technique and head positioning that has led to the batsmen's downfall. India will be more concerned that Moeen Ali took five wickets on a pitch which didn't help spin at all. Yes, Ishant Sharma's follow-through was creating a bit of a patch where Moeen did land occasionally and got a bit of turn. That may have created a bit of doubt in the batsmen's minds but some of the shots were quite forgettable. India knew that they did not want to chase more than 150 to 200 in the second innings for it is not going to be easy batting in the fourth innings.India's seam bowlers have been quite outstanding, with Bumrah leading the pack. He has bowled with pace and got the ball to move considerably and has been a threat just about every ball. Ishant has been steady without looking as dangerous as he did in the first couple of Tests. Mohammad Shami has blown hot and cold but to be fair he has been unlucky too, as he has gone past the outside edge often. They gave India the upper hand on Day One after England won the toss and batted and here again they have given India a chance to level the series.<doc-sep>
READ ALSO: England batsmen put heads down to stretch lead to 233 READ ALSO: Preparation, self-belief helped Pujara conquer his demons SOUTHAMPTON: India are still in the hunt but things could have been rosier for them. While for parts of the third day the lack of a second spinner hurt the Indians, the first blow came for them in the first session itself.Ishant Sharma, coming in from round the wicket to the left-handers, has been a big weapon for India in this series. He was looking to do the same on the third morning as well, but in the process he was running close to the danger area - a zone between the stumps where a bowler is not allowed to step. It was in the 14th over that Ishant got his first warning for running into the danger area and creating extra rough areas.India were desperate for wickets at that stage and Ishant was given the go-ahead by Virat Kohli to go full-steam. In the 18th over, Ishant came very close to the danger area again and umpire Bruce Oxenford game him a second warning.It meant that Ishant was one warning away from being taken off the attack, and Kohli had no option but to ask him to come over the wicket to the lefthander. "James Anderson kept coming close time and time again but was never called. That was definitely not close enough to be given the second warning," Michael Holding said in Ishant's support while commentating for Sky Sports.The Indian team seemed to be fuming with the decision but had to deal with it. Ishant, coming over the wicket to the left-handers that England have, was not half as effective. And it allowed Keaton Jennings (and Ben Stokes later) to get a few important runs.