In Pics - 1st Test: Bess puts England on top despite Pant, Pujara's fightback

England spinner Dom Bess claimed four wickets to leave India struggling to avoid the follow-on despite Rishabh Pant's blazing 91 on day three of the opening Test on Sunday. (ECB Photo)

India reached 257 for six at stumps in response to England's 578 in Chennai. Washington Sundar, on 33, and Ravichandran Ashwin, on eight, were batting with an unbroken stand of 32. India need another 122 to avoid the follow-on. (BCCI Photo)

Fast bowler Jofra Archer removed openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill, who made 29 off 28 balls, in the morning session and Bess soon took over with his off spin to get key wickets including skipper Virat Kohli for 11. (ECB Photo)

Pant, who hit nine fours and five sixes, smashed his fourth Test fifty in 40 balls to counter the England bowling but became Bess' fourth victim after he miscued a lofted hit to get caught by Jack Leach at deep cover. (PTI Photo)

Pant, who was one of India's heroes in their Test win in Australia, helped India recover from 73 for four with a 119-run stand with Cheteshwar Pujara, who made 73. (PTI Photo)

Pujara was caught at short mid-wicket with the ball coming off a rebound from the shoulder of the fielder ducking at short leg. (PTI Photo)

Bess got Kohli's prized scalp with a ball outside the off stump that spun sharply and the Indian captain pressed forward only to get an inside edge for a catch at short leg. (BCCI Photo)

The finger spinner struck again in his next over with the wicket of Ajinkya Rahane for one as England skipper Joe Root took a stunning one-handed catch diving towards his left at cover. (PTI Photo)

England's innings, which resumed on 555-8, ended inside the first hour of play at 578-8. Paceman Jasprit Bumrah and off-spinner Ashwin took three wickets each. (ECB Photo)