India made a strong start to their bid for a series-equalling victory in the fourth cricket Test against England, reducing the hosts to 4-57 by lunch on the opening day at Southampton on Thursday.
A now-familiar batting collapse from England - after winning the toss - was sparked by the tame dismissal of Keaton Jennings, who was trapped lbw for 0 playing no stroke to a delivery by Jasprit Bumrah on the 13th ball of the day.
England captain Joe Root survived a plumb lbw shout off Bumrah because of a no-ball on review but eventually went the same way to Ishant Sharma in the eighth over for 4.
Bumrah enticed an edge behind from Jonny Bairstow (6), before Alastair Cook guided a delivery from Hardik Pandya to third slip on 17, leaving England 4-36.
It could have been worse just before lunch for England, with Jos Buttler dropped by wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant after an under-edge.
Buttler was 13 not out and Ben Stokes was unbeaten on 12.
Bumrah had figures of 2-21 off 10 overs.
India are fighting back from losing the first two Tests of the five-match series. A 203-run win at Nottingham in the third Test reduced the deficit to 2-1.
The Indians were unchanged from Nottingham.
England recalled allrounder Moeen Ali for batsman Ollie Pope, and left-arm seamer Sam Curran came in for injured allrounder Chris Woakes. Bairstow, who broke a finger during the third Test, was playing as a specialist batsman rather than a wicketkeeper, with Buttler taking the gloves.
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