It146;s a quick kill or draw for India

The Indians, too, will have to be positive in their approach if they hope to win the game. 8216;8216;We have the bowlers to complete the job,8217;8217; skipper Mithali Raj said at the end of the day.

England needed a further 37 runs to avoid the follow-on when they resumed their first innings at 103 for seven in the morning. India8217;s medium pacer Jhulan Goswami, who had impressive figures of four for 16 the previous day, gave the team an early breakthrough, getting Rosalie Birch leg before with just a run added to the score.

But Beth Morgan 23: 132m, 2215;4 and wicketkeeper Jane Smit 21 n.o: 95m, 2215;4 put on 50 runs for the ninth wicket to save them the embarrassment of a follow-on.

With a handsome 135-run lead, the home team went for some quick runs. Opener Karuna Jain, who made 40 in the first innings, came up with another good knock 35. Mithali 25 and Rumeli 30 departed in the same over of offie Rosalie Birch to reduce the team to 105 for four.

But Anjum Chopra 31: 71m, 55b and Jhulan Goswami 34: 67m, 42b played some attractive shots to accelerate the run-rate.

Jhulan used the long-handle to good effect and is proving to be a useful all-rounder, having struck 24 in the first essay as well.

Brief scores

. Karuna Jain 35, Rumeli Dhar 30, Anjum Chopra 31 n.o, Jhulan Goswami 34 n.o, R Birch 2-14 vs England 154-9 A Brindle 37, Jhulan Goswami 5-25, Rumeli Dhar 2-25, Shravanti Naidu 2-30 and 3/0.