Anderson hits back for England

Resuming the fourth day still trailing by 338 runs and 139 runs away from saving the follow on, England lasted for half an hour before being dismissed for 345 to conceded a 319-run first innings deficit.

It prompted a difficult decision for India captain Rahul Dravid about whether to enforce the follow on and inflict the humiliation on England for the first time since the drawn final Test against West Indies in Antigua three years ago.

But Dravid instead decided to bat on and ensure England bat last on a dry, wearing pitch only for Anderson and new ball partner Chris Tremlett to put the tourists on the back foot with three wickets inside the first seven overs.

They recovered to reach 35 for three when rain halted play just 20 minutes before lunch after England overcame the loss of left-arm seamer Ryan Sidebottom, who has still not recovered from his side strain, to put India under severe pressure.

Anderson began the top order collapse by winning another contentious lbw decision against opener Wasim Jaffer with umpire Ian Howell, who has made several wrong decisions during the Test, lifting the finger despite the ball looking as if it would comfortably bounce over the stumps.

Tremlett, given the new ball in Sidebottom's absence, followed in the next over when Dinesh Karthik edged a ball from outside off stump to Paul Collingwood at second slip.

But the prized wicket fell to Anderson, who bowled Sachin Tendulkar as he pushed forward in probably his last Test innings on English soil to leave India reeling on 11 for three.

Captain Dravid teamed up with Sourav Ganguly to halt the slide before rain halted play and the umpires called an early lunch with India 354 runs ahead.