Indeed, it was a session of two halves, as despite some early strikes into the session by Jasprit Bumrah that reduced England to 271/7 despite Joe Root's century, a counter-attacking partnership of 82 runs between half-centurion Jamie and Brydon Carse made up for it as England breached the 3
After Brydon Carse struck early to remove skipper Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul, despite playing a little slower than expected, put India ahead with a 61-run stand, giving them a 159-run lead.
India started Day 4 on 90/2, with KL Rahul (47*) and skipper Shubman Gill (6*) unbeaten. Brydon Carse gave India an early blow as he removed Gill in the second over of Day 4 for eight runs.
The duo of Chris Woakes and Brydon Carse's counter-attacking partnership has helped England stop India from taking a big lead after Harry Brook fell on 99.
India started their second session on 92/2, Indian skipper Shubman Gill joined Jaiswal in the middle. India crossed the 100-run mark in the 29th over after Gill smashed a four towards cover-point, off Brydon Carse.
England's bowling all-rounder Brydon Carse believes India will field a "strong" playing XI despite the absence of the batting bigwigs Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the first Test of the five-match series, which kicks off on Friday at Headingley.
The England cricket team willl continue to miss the services of their skipper Ben Stokes and right-arm seamer Brydon Carse in the upcoming Test series against India and the Ashes as they are still recovering from their respective injuries.
IPL issued a media advisory, announcing Carse being ruled out of the competition due to a toe injury sustained during the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy during the campaign opener against Australia.
England dealt another injury scare after Mark Wood was seen limping midway through his spell in England's Champions Trophy clash against Afghanistan on Wednesday in Lahore.
Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and elected to bat first against England in the Group B clash of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium on Wednesday. Both teams are in a do-or-die situation, as the loser will be eliminated from the tournament.
England will be playing a crucial do-or-die clash against Afghanistan at Lahore in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy on Tuesday. They suffered a massive blow in keeping their Champions Trophy campaign alive, with Carse ruled out of the rest of the tournament due to a toe injury, and spinner R