Kevin Pietersen smashed a brilliant 186 and Monty Panesar took five wickets to leave England on the verge of victory over India in the second Test.
Pietersen took the hosts apart as he and Alastair Cook (122) hit England's record-equalling 22nd Test hundreds.
The tourists were dismissed for 413 in Mumbai, a first-innings lead of 86.
Panesar then tore through the India batting and, with Graeme Swann claiming two wickets, the hosts slumped to 117-7 at the close, only 31 ahead.
Both Panesar and Swann, who have consistently looked more threatening than India's trio of slow bowlers, took full advantage of increasingly helpful conditions to leave England closing in on a win that looked unlikely after the hosts won the toss and posted 266-6 on day one.
Opening the bowling, Panesar turned one enough to have Virender Sehwag caught at gully, before Swann had the previously immovable Cheteshwar Pujara held at short leg.
Fizzing the ball at pace from around the wicket, Panesar enticed Sachin Tendulkar to play across the line to be trapped lbw, and Virat Kohli gifted a catch to mid-off from a Swann full toss.
Only Gautam Gambhir stood firm for an unbeaten 53 as Panesar, who was left out of the first Test defeat in Ahmedabad, continued to torment India on the way to his second 10-wicket haul in Tests.
The left-armer cleverly adjusted his length to have the advancing Yuvraj Singh caught at short leg, spun one enough to entice Mahendra Singh Dhoni into edging to slip, then saw Ravichandran Ashwin sky to cover.
The 12 wickets that tumbled for 148 runs across two innings from when Pietersen fell to Pragyan Ojha midway through the afternoon only served to emphasise the contributions made by England's captains past and present.
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