England surpassed the visitors' first-innings score of 364, giving them a lot of psychological advantage going into the last two days.
The England stalwart now has seven hundreds against India in Test cricket.
Joe Root and Rory Burns resurrected England's innings before the latter's wicket was plucked by Mohammed Shami.
Root's primary concern is the batting around him. That may prompt him to bring in Haseeb Hameed as replacement for one of the top three batsmen.
England captain Joe Root expressed lament over his team dropping catches and missing run-out opportunities during the first Test against India here at the Trent Bridge.
Both teams took home four points each in the first Test of the 2023 ICC World Test Championship cycle.
Root's 21st Test century helped England score 303 in 85.5 overs and secure a lead of 208 runs after being skittled out for 183 in the first innings.
In the time left during the penultimate hour, India scored 52 for one with Stuart Broad dismissing KL Rahul (26 off 38 balls) with a beauty. Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara were unbeaten on 12 each.
Root stands 29th in the world with his present tally of international runs and is third-highest among active cricketers after Virat Kohli and Ross Taylor
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Kohli announced his playing XI for the World Test Championship final against New Zealand couple of days before the game and drew flak for not respecting the conditions.
Calling Stokes the heartbeat of the team, Root said he will be badly missed in the India series beginning Wednesday but considering the phase that he is in, cricket is secondary.
The incident took place during the North Group match between Yorkshire and Lancashire.
The England Test captain hopes that with India series followed by Ashes awaiting, he hopes to have hi best players at his disposal.
Woakes claimed 4-18 from his 10 overs, restricting the weakened tourists to a less-than-competitive 185 all out in 42.3 overs after England won the toss and chose to field.
Root, however, assured fans of aggressive cricket as he doesn't want England to be viewed as a side that plays 'boring' brand of cricket.
The England cricket team is one of the most diverse in nature and Root wants that structurally, it becomes more inclusive in its outlook.
Australian legend Ian Chappell believes England have every reason to worry about a failure at the series as their Test skipper Joe Root hasn't been up to the mark with his decision-making abilities.
Root, who leads England in first Test against New Zealand at Lord's from Wednesday, said he is looking to win all seven Tests that England play this summer.
England play New Zealand in two Test matches from June 2, follow it up with five Test matches against India in August-September and an equal number of Tests against Australia in the Ashes that starts on December 8.
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