England thoroughly dominated India on the second day of the third Test in Leeds and reached 423/8, leading by 345 runs at stumps.
Captain Joe Root who has been on song in this series notched up yet another century in the first innings while Rory Burns, Haseeb Hameed and Dawid Malan scored individual fifties during the course.
Talking about the track, Malan said that the pitch didn’t really have much on offer for the bowlers and it changed “massively” in comparison to how it was while India were batting on Day 1.
"The wicket changed massively from the first day the first hour when they were batting," Malan said in a virtual press conference after the end of second day's play.
"I would not say they were flat with their bowling. They absolutely ran in and tried their socks off. They asked a lot of questions and probably didn't get that much help from the wicket," he added.
The hosts were 350/4 when Jonny Bairstow departed for 29 but the right-hander’s dismissal was followed by a flurry of wickets in a quick succession reducing England to 383/7 with Root being sent back to the pavilion as well.
Sam Curran and Craig Overton then stitched a partnership of 35 runs before Curran was undone by Mohammed Siraj for 15. Overton on the other side remained unbeaten at 24 as England finished the proceedings on Day 2.
India were earlier bundled out for 78 in the first innings on Day 1 after the England pacers ripped through the Indian batting unit. The visitors presently lead the five-match series 1-0 after they clinched a win at Lord’s during the second Test.