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Manchester, July 26 – England asserted firm control on Day 4 of the 4th Test at Old Trafford, finishing with a commanding 311-run first-innings lead over India. But the visitors showed late resilience through an unbeaten 174-run partnership between Shubman Gill and KL Rahul.England posted a colossal 669 all out, their fifth-highest total in Test history. Ben Stokes stole the show with a sensational 141, becoming the first England captain to score a century and take a five-wicket haul in the same Test. Joe Root also starred with an unbeaten 150, surpassing Ricky Ponting to become the second-highest run scorer…