England v India: The third day of the fourth Test - in pictures

Shanthakumaran Sreesanth prepares to start play on a critical day for India's beleaguered bowlers. England, meanwhile, have been resolute with the bat thus far and will be keen to continue in that vein today Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP

But in only the fifth over of the day the nightwatchman, James Anderson, edges a wide one to second slip. Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP

Watched by India's Rahul Dravid and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Ian Bell keeps the scoreboard ticking over Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP

Sreesanth takes the wicket of Eoin Morgan for one run. Morgan was tempted into the drive by a fuller, wider Sreesanth delivery bowled from wide on the crease, and edged it through to Dhoni. 487-5 Photograph: Ian Kington/AFP/Getty Images

Bell celebrates after tickling Sreesanth to fine leg for four to bring up his first Test double hundred. Photograph: Philip Brown/Reuters

He's faced 331 balls, hitting 20 fours and two sixes. This innings is the third double hundred by an England batsman in this series. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Action Images

England fans applaud Bell's double ton Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Action Images

Ravi Bopara keeps the scorekeeper busy Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images

Bell smacks a loose delivery from Dhoni for four Photograph: Philip Brown/Reuters

Ian Bell's glorious innings comes to a slightly tame end when he misses a sweep at Suresh Raina and is out LBW Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images

Bell walks off to a standing ovation having made 235 Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA

After the lengthy interruption for rain, England declare on 591-6. India get off to a horrible start, with Jimmy Anderson taking the wicket of Virender Sehwag in the first over
Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images

Three overs later and VVS Laxman has gone, edging the ball to Matt Prior Photograph: Ian Kington/AFP/Getty Images

Stuart Broad celebrates the wicket of VVS Laxman. India are in all sorts of trouble on 13-2 Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images

Dravid has to take evasive action during Broad's storming opening spell Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP

Sachin Tendulkar tries to steady the ship Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Action images

But then Tendulkar has gone for 23! He tried to sweep Swann, but the ball turned and bounced enough to take the top edge. It looped over the head of Prior, and Anderson ran round from slip to take a comfortable catch Photograph: Philip Brown/Reuters