India v England, 2nd Test, Mohali, 3rd day
Late strikes put India on top
Fog delayed the start of play by 90 minutes•AFP
Ian Bell followed in the next over, comprehensively bowled by Ishant Sharma, as England lost two wickets with just a run on the board•AFP
Pietersen reached his fifty off just 61 balls as England were scoring at a rate of over four an over•Getty Images
The arrival of Andrew Flintoff brought about an increase in the scoring rate, as he and Pietersen put on a half-century partnership in fairly quick time to ease the pressure•Getty Images
Flintoff was much more restrained after tea, but provided Pietersen with excellent support on his way to 62 as England fought back well•AFP
England slid further as Flintoff was caught a forward short leg off the last ball of the day. They ended on 282 for 6 and possibly staring at a significant first innings lead •Getty Images
India began well with Zaheer Khan trapping Andrew Strauss lbw off the third ball of the day•Getty Images
Alastair Cook led the recovery with a half-century......•AFP
Cook, though, fell in the post-lunch session, lbw to Zaheer for 50•Getty Images
Pietersen reached his 15th Test century as England were well placed at 211 for 4 at tea•Getty Images
But India struck at the stroke of stumps with Harbhajan trapping Pietersen lbw•AFP
and was involved in a 103-run stand with Kevin Pietersen•AFP
Amit Mishra accounted for the fall of Paul Collingwood, who was out shortly after, caught-behind for 11•Getty Images
The pair continued their good work for much of the final session, handling the spinners particularly well, and reaching their second-century stand in Tests•AFP
He departed for a superb 144, but was visibly upset for failing to bat through to stumps•AFP