India still needed 47 runs to avoid a follow-on after pathetic shot selection by some of the top-order batsmen, which allowed England to tighten their grip on the third cricket Test in Southampton yesterday. At stumps, India were precariously placed at 323 for eight, with skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni waging a lone battle with a gritty half-century. At stumps, Dhoni on 50 and Mohammed Shami on 4 were at the crease battling to keep India in this Test match with two full days to go. Almost all the Indian batsmen failed to convert into a big score which is required while chasing a mammoth first innings score. India are still 246 runs behind England's first innings score of 569 for seven. It was terrible shot selection that brought the downfall of Rohit Sharma (28) and Ajinkya Rahane (54), both of whom looked set for a long haul. Even Virat Kohli (39) looked like hitting some form before he nibbled at an away going delivery from James Anderson to be caught by Alastair Cook at first slip.For hosts, James Anderson and Stuart Broad claimed three wickets each while Moeen Ali took two wickets.