SOUTHAMPTON, (DNA) – James Anderson closed in on Glenn McGrath´s record for the most Test wickets taken by a fast bowler as England eyed a series-clinching win over India at Southampton on Sunday.

India, 2-1 down in this five-match contest, were 46 for three in their second innings at lunch on the fourth day of the fourth Test.

That left them needing a further 199 runs to reach their victory target of 245.

Anderson, England´s all-time leading Test wicket-taker, had lunch figures of two for 15 in six overs.

He was now on a career tally of 559 Test wickets, just four behind retired Australia great McGrath´s mark of 563.

India, bidding to become just the second team in history to win a five-match Test series from 2-0 down, were looking to captain Virat Kohli for another major innings.