England v India: day four of the fourth Test – in pictures
With India having stumbled to just 103-5 yesterday (chasing England's first innings total of 591-6 declared), the pressure is on India's bastmen MS Dhoni and Rahul Dravid at the start of day four. After surviving an early lbw appeal, Dhoni settles. He's pictured, here, hitting out past England's wicket-keeper, Matt Prior Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty ImagesBut Dhoni doesn't last long. James Anderson celebrates dismissing India's captain, leaving the visitors on 137-6Photograph: Ian Kington/AFP/Getty ImagesDravid is proving more resilient and is closing on his century, but not without a few scrapes on the way. Here, he dives to reach the crease when on 99 runsPhotograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images
England's Graeme Swann keeps the pressure on IndiaPhotograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/APBut Dravid makes his centuryPhotograph: Gareth Copley/Getty ImagesAmit Mishra of India hits out as Matt Prior looks on. A four from Mishra brings India up to 200 runsPhotograph: Gareth Copley/Getty ImagesRavi Bopara has a bowl, but can't skittle his opponentsPhotograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/APDravid shows his skill against spin as he hits one out to the boundaryPhotograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty ImagesWicket! Ian Bell takes a catch to dismiss Mishra off the bowling of Tim Bresnan. India are 224-7Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty ImagesJames Anderson dives to stop a powerful drive from Dravid, who is the only man on form for India. Gambhir, Singh and Sreesanth are all dismissed cheaply leaving India all out for 300Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PADravid leaves the field 146 not out with India 291 runs behind EnglandPhotograph: PHILIP BROWN/ReutersIndia are forced to follow on and immediately come under more pressure ... Here, Virender Sehwag ducks a bouncer from Stuart Broad Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PAGraeme Swann appeals for the wicket of Dravid Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PADravid is given not out by the third umpire, but is soon caught by Cook at short leg. India made 49 runs for their first wicketPhotograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty ImagesSehwag is bowled by Swann for 33Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty ImagesVVS Laxman of India is bowled by Anderson as England sense another innings victoryPhotograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty ImagesSachin Tendulkar arrives at the crease and steers India to 129-3 at the close of play. India have only seven wickets remaining and trail England by 162 runs with one day left to play. A whitewash is still on for the hosts!Photograph: Ian Kington/AFP/Getty Images
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