Jon Trott made 46 but wicket keeper Tim Ambrose only made four runs which was better than skipper Andrew Strauss who only made one run in England's innings of 413-8 declared.
In reply,India were 336-7 with Sashan Tendulkar hitting 171.
In their County Championship game at Edgbaston, Yorkshire batted first and after 104 overs were 313-6 with McGrath hitting 142.