England overcame the loss of the afternoon session to rain to put India on the rack again and set themselves up for a series whitewash on the third day of the fourth and final cricket test at the Oval.
At the close of play India were reeling at 103 for five in reply to England's 591 for six declared with Rahul Dravid, the only one of their celebrated batsmen to live up to his reputation this series, unbeaten on 57.
Off-spinner Graeme Swann, who has endured a unproductive series so far, had taken three for 27 from 10 overs when play finally ended on a sun-bathed evening.
During the morning session, Ian Bell completed his first test double century and overtook team mate Alastair Cook at the top of the year's test runs' table.
