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Having lost the toss three times in a row, the tourists must feel they are due to win one, not least because they know the hard work that comes with having to field first. But they will have taken great heart from the way they won the second Test in Mumbai. And Alastair Cook's side were outstanding in reducing India to 273-7 on a benign pitch. Pace bowler James Anderson led the way, finding swing with the old and second new balls. Meanwhile, Finn, though he did not take a wicket on his recall, bowled with pace and hostility to look threatening. Analysis Image of Geoffrey Boycott Geoffrey Boycott Ex-England batsman & Test Match Special summariser "In the last five matches here India have won four of them and have made at least 400 in their first innings every time. Everyone has been telling me what a good pitch it is but India didn't make use of winning the toss. They weren't allowed to by the England bowlers who formed an excellent unit. Anderson and Panesar in particular were excellent, but several of the Indian batsmen are not in good form." They were joined as a unit by spinners Monty Panesar and Graeme Swann, with the latter the only England bowler performing slightly below his best. On the whole, England bowled tightly on a pitch that was giving them nothing, building pressure and relying on Indian mistakes, of which there were plenty. The early run out of Virender Sehwag was a real gift and the exit of Gautam Gambhir was also an error, highlighting how pressure from the bowlers can negatively impact a batsman's decision-making. And perhaps the worst culprit was Yuvraj Singh, whose pat to short extra cover off Swann was one of the tamest Test dismissals you could ever see, especially after he had battled for so long with Sachin Tendulkar. Tendulkar was rather let down by his team-mates, especially after such a fascinating spell in the hour following lunch when one of the true greats of the sport wrestled with his own game. Make no mistake, Tendulkar is man under a lot of pressure and he knows he's not batting anything like the way he did when he was at his peak. His first hour was ugly. He was clinging to the crease, with his feet barely moving, but he drew on every single ounce of experience that he has to get through that tough situation.