England declare after loss of quick wickets

The batsmen dismissed this morning after England resumed at 338 for 6 were Samit Patel (60), stand-in captain Stuart Broad (6) and Graham Onions (0).

England declared after 34 minutes of play and in the remaining time to lunch, Mumbai A made 43 for the loss of opener Bhavin Thakkar (5 in 38 balls).

Invitee team members Shikhar Dhawan (23 in 54 balls) and Cheteshwar Pujara (14 in 19 balls) were the not out batsmen at the interval.

In the morning, Mumbai A new ball bowlers Shardul Thakur and Kshemal Waingankar polished off three tourists batsmen for the addition of seven runs.

Thakur bagged two of the three wickets that fell before England declared their innings closed at the fall of Graham Onions to Thakur off the last ball of the eighth over.

Thakur, who finished with 3 for 53, sent back Broad, who fell leg before, and Onions, who was caught behind, in the space of 12 balls.

Waingankar packed off overnight batsman Samit Patel, who added just one run, to add to the two wickets he grabbed yesterday for innings figures of 3 for 72.

Broad and Patel hit seven fours before the two batsmen were out in successive balls in consecutive overs and at the same team score of 339. MORE