England were 34/1 in their first innings at tea in reply to India's 455 all out on day two of the second cricket Test here today.
Joe Root and Haseeb Hameed were batting on 22 and 9, respectively, after the departure of Alastair Cook.
Brief scores:
India 1st innings: 455 all out in 129.4 overs (Virat Kohli 167, Cheteshwar Pujara 119; James Anderson 3/62, Moeen Ali 3/98).
England 1st innings: 34/1 in 16 overs.
(REOPENS DEL 12)
Wade, the lone batsman to be dismissed in the morning session, was caught behind off Herwadkar off a sweep shot that he top-edged after a stay of 161 minutes and 89 balls and his knock contained nine hits to the fence.
The duo added 129 runs for the sixth wicket in 33.5 overs and looked hardly troubled by the home team bowling.
Australia, who had resumed at the overnight score of 327 for five, added 109 runs in 26 overs in the first session of play.
Marsh reached his half century after two and a half hours' stay with a pulled tenth four off Ashok Dinda, the misfield by Ankit Bawne helping him in the process, in 103 balls.
The toothless India A bowling attack could do hardly anything worthwhile to disturb the sixth-wicket duo's poise.
They were also a bowler short with Krishnappa Gowtham, who suffered a hamstring injury after lunch yesterday and limped off the field, was off the field in the morning session.
Left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem came on to bowl after the first hour, but he could hardly get any purchase out of the track to trouble the batsmen and Wade punched him off the back foot square of the wicket for two fours. Marsh also smacked him straight to the roof of the stadium.
Wade smashed Shreyas Iyer, who bowled full tosses, twice in as many balls to the cover boundary, forcing Pandya to bring on Herwadkar who succeeded in breaking the stand by having the left handed Wade caught behind by Rishabh Pant off a top-edged sweep shot.
Wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan had gone in during the first break for drinks after handing over his wicket-keeping duties to Pant.
