Time for drinks now and the first hour of play clearly belonged to the hosts.
Root and Pope's partnership has gone to 69 as India's bowlers struggle to find wickets. England trail by just 92 now.
Kamboj is back in the attack, bowling for the first time on Day 3..
After a dot, Root takes a couple to mid-on as he comes down the track.
A dot later, Kamboj bowls a no ball before the overpitched ball is hit through covers for a couple.
Two dots to end the over as 5 come off it.
Siraj continues and Pope starts the over with a dot before he drives the ball to mid-off for another dot.
The next one is around middle and leg and Pope plays it to the leg side for another dot.
Siraj then bowls a good length ball on the pads and Pope plays it to backward square leg for a single.
Root then steers the ball to covers for a single to become the third highest Test scorer in history with 13290 runs! He surpasses Rahul Dravid and Jacques Kallis to the feat.
A dot to end the over as 2 come off it.
Bumrah continues and the back of length ball is steered to gully for a dot.
Another dot later, the length ball is guided through cover with an open faced bat and a that is a well-timed boundary.
Root then plays the ball to third man for a single to match Kallis for most runs in Test with 13289 runs.
Pope then takes a single to the leg side before a dot to end the over as 6 come off it.
Siraj continues and after 4 dots, Root nudges it to cover point off the back foot and that is a single.
Siraj bowls a shorter one that cuts into Pope into two as he is beaten on the inside edge as it nips back in and dies down as it goes to the keeper. One comes off the over.
Bumrah continues and after three dots, Root takes a single to square leg.
Short ball next and Pope pulls it to backward square leg for a four, bringing up England's 250.
A dot to end the over as 5 come off it.
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