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Even as wickets kept falling at one end, England skipper Alastair Cook stood firm with an unbeaten century to take the visitors to 264 for five in their second innings after following on against India at tea on the penultimate day of the first Test at Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera on Sunday.

At tea, Cook was unbeaten on 138 and Matt Prior was giving him company at the other end on 40 with England still trailing India by 66 runs with five wickets remaining in their second innings.

The duo had an unconquered partnership of 65 runs for the sixth wicket.

England were following on 330 runs behind the hosts' after collapsing for 191 in the first England innings in reply to India's mammoth 521 for eight declared.

After lunch break, two more English wickets fell with pacer Umesh Yadav picking up both the wickets in successive balls though he failed to take a hat-trick at Sardar Patel Stadium.

Yadav struck two body blows by making the 76-over old ball reverse swing to trap Ian Bell and Samit Patel leg before wicket off the fifth and sixth balls of his first over of a new spell to leave the tourists gasping at 199 for 5 in the first hour of play of the post-lunch session.

Left arm spinner Pragyan Ojha had done a similar damage in the first session by dismissing Jonathan Trott and Kevin Pietersen cheaply within a space of seven balls spread over two overs to push England on to the back foot after openers Cook and Nick Compton (37) had put on a stand of 123 runs.

After the fall of two wickets however, Cook continued to stand tall with his excellent technique and calm demeanour against the spinning ball. He cracked his third century against India and the 21st in his 84th game.

Prior also ably supported his captain at the other end and made sure England fightback.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni took the second new ball in the 83rd over when England were 219 for five just before the end of the first hour in which the visitors added 42 runs in 14 over for the loss Bell and Patel.

Earlier, in the first session some tight bowling by Zaheer Khan and Ojha kept them down to 71 runs from 31 overs for the loss of Compton, Trott (17) and Pietersen (2), with the opener falling to Zaheer and the last two to Ojha.

Ojha, who picked up 5 for 45 to help skittle out England for a paltry 191 in the first innings, had figures of two for 54 at lunch.