Third Test Day2: India toil, England declare at 569

Ian Bell rediscovered his form with sparkling 167 as England piled up a mammoth first innings total of 569/7 to take control of the third cricket Test against India.

After Alastair Cook, it was Bell's turn to roar back to form while debutant Jos Buttler upped the ante with a dazzling 83-ball-85 before England skipper decided to declare.

At stumps, India were 25 for one as their first target will be to reach 370 to save the follow-on. Murali Vijay (11 batting) and Cheteshwar Pujara (4 batting) were at the crease.

Shikhar Dhawan's (6) English Summer turned from bad to worse as he edged one from James Anderson to Cook at slip. The day belonged to senior pro Bell, who hit his 21st Test century and also crossed the 7000 run mark en route his century.

He completed the landmark with a majestic straight six off Ravindra Jadeja to complete the landmark.

His partnership with another centurion Gary Ballance (156) yielded 142 runs before the left-hander was adjudged caught behind off Rohit Sharma, which later looked to be a dubious decision.