Tim Bresnan and Stuart Broad took 4 wickets each as England once again ripped through a fragile Indian batting line-up on the opening day of the third Test at Edgbaston.
Andrew Strauss won the toss and put India into bat with no hesitation. The decision took nearly an hour and a half to prove the right one, but from then on in it went from bad to worse for them.
Only captain Mahendra Dhoni with a quick and fluent 77 managed to save India from total embarrassment as he steered them to a below par 224 all out, recovering from 111-7.
However the most worrying matter for India is that they have failed to score over 300 runs in their five innings, and once again England's seamers ripped apart their top order.
With the end of the day in sight Captain Strauss (52) and Alastair Cook (27) were rarely troubled as they helped England to 84-0 at the close of play.
After impressive victories at Lord's and Trent Bridge, England have put themselves in an ideal position to secure the win they need to displace India from the top of the world Test rankings.
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