England were bowled out for 112 before tea on the opening day of the day-night third Test against India in Ahmedabad.
After electing to bat, Zak Crawley top-scored for the tourists with a fluent 53 but only four English batsmen managed double digits on a track where the ball turned from the first session.
Left-arm spinner Axar Patel was the pick of the Indian bowlers claiming 6-38, while Ravichandran Ashwin continued his excellent second Test form by returning 3-26.
The four-Test series is level at 1-1.