India lost Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant within three runs — from 114/3 they became 117/6. They were soon reduced to 134/6 and folded up for 145, taking a slender first-innings lead of 33 runs.
Off-spinner Root took five for eight in 6.2 overs while left-arm spinner Jack Leach bagged four wickets for 54.
Only four India batsmen reached double figures with Rohit Sharma being the top scorer with 66 off 96 balls.
However, if India’s poor show gave England hope, they were in for some shock.
Left-arm spinner Axar Patel, who picked a wicket off his first ball in the first innings, repeated the act in the second innings by removing first-innings half-centurion Zak Crawley, who missed the line of a skiddy delivery to be out bowled. Jonny Bairtsow got his second duck of this pink-ball Test. Sibley went soon…