Trott, Bell virtually seal India's fate in series
Jonathan Trott (143) hit his eighth hundred before being dismissed late in the second session, while Ian Bell (87 batting) was well in sight of his 17th as the fourth wicket duo combined forces to produce a double century partnership.
The 31-year-old Trott was finally dismissed for 143, caught at leg slip by Virat Kohli when he turned off R Ashwin straight to the fielder, after a marathon stay of 406 minutes. He struck 18 fours in his 310-ball essay.
The visitors were ahead by four runs in the first innings after making 330 while India had replied with 326 for 9 declared.
The fourth wicket duo, which combined forces late yesterday with England at 94 for 3 following the cheap fall of star batsman Kevin Pietersen, put on a partnership of 208 runs in 474 balls to seal India's faint hopes of forcing a series-levelling victory on the lifeless track.
The duo slowly crept towards the record fourth wicket partnership of 214 between Andrew Strauss and Paul Collingwood set up at Chennai on their previous visit to India in 2008 before falling short by six runs.
They, however, went past the 191-run stand between Peter Parfitt and Barry Knight in 1964 at Kanpur and the 206 stand between Ken Barrington and Ted Dexter in 1961 at the same Green Park ground -- the second and third highest for the wicket by England in India.
At tea, Bell, who has faced 256 balls, and new batsman Joe Root (7) were the not out batsmen at the crease.