Vijay keeps India ticking

Jul 19, 2014

Liam Plunkett began day three brightly, striking Ishant Sharma for consecutive fours early on as England quickly ate away at the deficit•Getty Images

But his innings came to an end after he played an ill-advised pull off Mohammed Shami, and Shikhar Dhawan took a sharp running catch•Getty Images

Plunkett's alertness came to his rescue, as deft footwork helped him kick the ball away from the stumps and avoid a freak dismissal•Getty Images

It was Ravindra Jadeja who was responsible for his wicket. The pair exchanged a silent stare before leaving to the dressing rooms•Getty Images

M Vijay was once again solid, only going after the loose deliveries•Getty Images

Virat Kohli's poor run with the bat continued, as he unwisely shouldered arms and was bowled out for a golden duck•Getty Images

Matt Prior was also lively at his end, hitting four fours in his 23•Getty Images

Bhuvneshwar Kumar continued his fine form, bowling Ben Stokes out for a duck to get his fifth of the innings•Getty Images

He scored an unbeaten 55 to help England to 319 and secure a 24-run lead•Getty Images

Dhawan began India's innings with an aggressive 31•Getty Images

Cheteshwar Pujara compiled a composed 43, as he and Vijay powered India with a 78-run stand for the second wicket•AFP

Ajinkya Rahane was unfortunate to be given out off Stuart Broad, and India were soon 123 for 4•Getty Images

He then induced an outside edge from Stuart Broad to slips, taking his tally in the series to 11•AFP

James Anderson was the last man to go, reverse-sweeping straight to Ajinkya Rahane at slips•Getty Images

Ben Stokes got the breakthrough, though, Dhawan falling to a brilliant catch by Joe Root at point•AFP

Plunkett struck twice in two deliveries to peg India back. Pujara was the first to go, nicking one behind•Getty Images

Vijay collected his third 50-plus score of the series, off 162 deliveries, and batted out the last 16 overs of the day with MS Dhoni to guide India to 169 for 4•Getty Images