Captain Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara have made centuries and shared a stand of 226 to put India on course for a big first-innings total against England on the first day of the second Test on Thursday.
Kohli was unbeaten on 151 and Ravichandran Ashwin on one as India reached 4-317 at stumps after winning the toss.
But opener Lokesh Rahul lasted just five deliveries as fast bowler Stuart Broad dismissed him for a duck, edging a catch to Ben Stokes at third slip.
His opening partner Murali Vijay looked in good touch, hitting four crisply driven boundaries in his 20 before he fell to James Anderson, with Stokes again taking the catch.
The hosts were struggling on 2-22 when Kohli and Pujara came together.
The right-handed pair had few problems in negotiating the English bowlers and their only moments of concerns in the first session were a couple of run-out opportunities.
England did not manage to separate the pair before tea, which was taken a few minutes early after a stray dog ran on to the field and held up play.
Pujara survived a England review for leg before against Moeen Ali and brought up his 10th test hundred with his second six off leg-spinner Adil Rashid.
"The way we are placed at the moment, I think anything above 500 will be a good total for us," Pujara said.
Kohli, who was dropped on 56, pushed Anderson through the covers to register his 14th hundred.
Anderson returned to finally break the partnership when Pujara was out on 119 after getting a thick edge to wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow.
Kohli then added 68 for the fourth wicket with Ajinkya Rahane before the latter was out for 23 to give Anderson his third scalp.
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