England dealt out more of the same to the beleaguered Indians on day two of the Fourth Test, moving to 457-3 on the back of a 350-run partnership between Kevin Pietersen (175) and Ian Bell (181*). The partnership, England's highest against India, helped the hosts recover from losing both openers early in the day.
Pietersen took the lead role in attacking the Indian bowlers but both batsmen kept the scoreboard ticking over and it was Bell who reached his century first. As the partnership developed, India's defeated body language returned.
The Indians finally broke through when Pietersen drilled a return catch to Suresh Raina late in the day but, with Eoin Morgan, Ravi Bopara and Matt Prior ready to push the score on towards 600, England are still well-placed to complete the 4-0 whitewash despite the bad weather on day one.
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