Hyderabad, Jan. 27 -- India's bowling coach Paras Mhambrey focused on gaining early wickets on Day 4 to minimise England's total, rather than fretting about the chase goal in the fourth innings of the first Test in Hyderabad.

Ollie Pope's counter-attacking century and a 112-run stand with Ben Foakes helped England claw back after Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin's tremendous spells left visitors frustrated on the third day of the ongoing first Test match here at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Saturday.

After leaving a 190-run lead in the first innings, England recovered to lead by 126 runs in the second, scoring 316 for six courtesy of Ollie Pope's counter-attacking century, which brought back the visitors in the Test.

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