Alastair Cook fell agonisingly short of a triple-century as England made their third highest Test total in their history as they once again showed the frailties of the Indian side at Edgbaston.
Batting for over 13 hours across the last 3 days, Cook was eventually caught at deep backward point on 294 and led the way to a declaration from captain Andrew Strauss with England on a massive 710-7.
Cook's incredible effort was the sixth highest score by an Englishman ever, and the best since the 333 scored by Graham Gooch against the same opposition 21 years ago.
India's reply could not have started worse as they lost Virender Sehwag for his second golden duck in the match.
Guatam Gambhir and Rahul Dravid prevented India from collapsing, which has been a prominent outcome through the series so far, however India will resume day 4 451 runs behind England and will have to bat for 2 days to prevent England securing the win that would ensure they win the series and put them top of the world Test ranking.
A turning wicket looks certain to set the stage for Graeme Swann, the world's number 1 spinner, who will be hoping to finally make an impact on this Test and the series over the next couple of days.
Man of the Day: Alastair Cook
England Lead: 451
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