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England were all out for 353 in their first innings after deciding to bat first in the fourth Test against India in Ranchi on Saturday.
Joe Root was the highest scorer for the tourists with an unbeaten 122, while Ollie Robinson (58) made his maiden Test fifty.
Ravindra Jadeja (4-67) and Akash Deep (3-83) were the pick of the bowlers for India, who are 2-1 up in the five-Test series, which concludes in Dharamsala.
Root, who made his 31st Test ton on the opening day to pull England out of early trouble from 112-5, remained solid after starting the second morning on 106.
Robinson took the attack to the Indian bowlers and raised his first Test fifty off Jadeja with a sweep for four, as skipper Ben Stokes praised him, along with his teammates, from the dressing room.
Robinson, who is featuring in his first match in the series in place of Mark Wood, was the more active partner today and smashed nine fours and one six in his 90-ball knock.
He started the day with a boundary off Mohammed Siraj, who soon took the second new ball, but England kept up the scoring as Robinson smashed Deep for three boundaries in an over.
Shoaib Bashir and last man James Anderson were both sent packing for a duck off Jadeja.
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