Nathan: England must prepare for an improved Indian batting performance. 400+ needed. One-day mode: On! We need quick runs if we're going to bowl them out again in a day and half. The pitch will only play more into their favour, even when they're batting second on it.

This is not going to be easy viewing for an England fan. Grab some cushions or get behind the sofa.

Ashwin comes within a whisker of bowling Lawrence.

Huuuuuge appeal from India for lbw. Lawrence is hit on the pad. Surely that was going down.

Quite the start to the session.

Dan Lawrence clips the first ball after lunch for four.

It was in the air but safe.

Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
Former IPL batsman on The Cricket Social

I reckon 360-370 will be a really tough target for India to chase and the moment they lose three or four wickets they will go into their shell and look to save the match.

If England take it to 420 and after tea, they are taking too much time out of the game and giving themselves enough chance to win the game.

Agree? Disagree? England should be able to defend 300 on this pitch, surely, but with Kohli and the rest you never know.

The players are back out there.

We're all set.

Arjun Singh: Calm down, lads. This isn’t a flat one at the Gabba - this is a proper dust bowl and anything above 300 to chase will be very, very hard.

The highest fourth-innings chase in India is 387. That was India on this ground in 2008 against England.

Virender Sehwag smashed 83 from 68 balls and Sachin hit an unbeaten hundred.

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Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on The Cricket Social

That was a really interesting session - it was fascinating. It's really interesting this discussion about when England will declare because they've got to get there first!

Today we're going to learn how much faith and trust Joe Root has in Dom Bess and Jack Leach.

I have to be truthful, Bess didn't bowl well at all this morning. He looked tired.

Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
Former IPL batsman on The Cricket Social

India have taken a session out of the game and that is very crucial. If they had got out in the first 20-30 minutes then that would have been a huge advantage to England. It would have allowed them to score runs this morning and easily declare by tea.

But, now the way the pitch has started behaving, and the fact they lost a wicket first ball, the England batsman will be under a lot of pressure.

If England are out for under 100 it would give India a chance in this game. I'm not sure England are confident enough to declare around 360-370 either.

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Jonathan Cable: This pitch is not The Gabba. Please remain calm!

Who knows, England could get bowled out and the declaration decision would be taken out of their hands.

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Ideally, England want to score quickly this afternoon, increase their lead further before putting India into bat again for a second time later today.

It's going to be a tough call of how long they should bat for.

The pessimists among you don't think 400 would be enough - India chased 328 to beat Australia at the Gabba last month in a similar situation.

England have dominated this match so won't want to give India's batsmen a sniff.

But equally, England have dominated this match so won't want a big opportunity for a win in to India slip away.

A lot to think about.

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This Test shows no sign of slowing down.

England took the four wickets they needed before lunch to wrap up the India innings with James Anderson and Jack Leach taking two each.

India started well but once the new ball was taken the wickets fell for the loss of 48 runs. Ben Stokes took a sensational catch at slip.

Despite an excellent 85 not out from Washington Sundar, England had a first-innings lead of 241.

Joe Root chose not to enforce the follow-on and that left his side with a two-over spell before lunch.

You just knew it wouldn't be easy and so it proved. Rory Burns was caught at slip off the spin of Ravichandran Ashwin from the very first ball of the innings.

But, Dom Sibley and Dan Lawrence made it to the break. England are 1-1, leading by 242.

Martyn Bamford: It’s definitely time to hide behind the sofa and hope for more klaxons than the pings of wicket notifications.

India were pumped in that two-over spell. There were screams of delight when Rory Burns fell first ball.

A reminder India have only lost one Test at home since 2013. They won't go down without a fight.

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Thanks Callum.

If I tell myself the score is really 242-1 enough times will I be able to sit a little more comfortably?

What a morning of Test cricket. The game has moved at the pace that England will have wanted, and they are still in control, but can they score quickly enough now?

Matt Henry will take you through lunch and the afternoon session.