An innings of 113 from Joe Root has helped England to 294-7 in the final one-day international against India at Headingley.
After losing the toss, England saw Alex Hales fall for four before Moeen Ali was dismissed for nine to leave the hosts on 39-2.
Alastair Cook, who was desperately in need of an improved performance, hit six fours on the way to registering 46 off 63 balls before he mistimed a sweep while attempting to nudge closer to his half-century.
England were reduced to 117-4 when Eoin Morgan went cheaply for 14 but Root and Jos Buttler steadied the ship before taking their side past the 200 mark.
Buttler was agonisingly run out for 49 but Root kicked on to reach three figures before getting out for his highest one-day international score when flicking the ball straight to Ravichandran Ashwin.
However, Ben Stokes ended his side's innings with 33 off 23 balls to give England a chance of avoiding a 4-0 series defeat.
Darren Plant
