<p>England emerged with a few positives, ahead of the opening Test of the four-game series against India, from their three-day warm-up game against Mumbai A that ended in a draw at the D Y Patil Stadium here today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The visitors first shot out the home team for 286 to take a 59-run lead, with left-arm spin duo Monty Panesar and Samit Patel polishing off the lower order in style.<br /><br />Later opener Nick Compton – who is vying for the opener's slot with 21-year-old Joe Root to accompany captain Alastair Cook in the first Test - got back some form in the second innings by scoring an unbeaten half century.<br /><br />Compton, who flopped in the first two innings that he played on the tour by scoring a duck (against India A in the opener at the Brabourne Stadium) and one (in the first innings here), started nervously before helping himself to some form.<br /><br />England, who made 345 for nine declared in the first innings, were 149 for two wickets in 52 overs in the second when play was called off.<br /><br />When stumps were drawn for the last time, Compton was unbeaten with 64 after a stay of 214 minutes during which he faced 162 balls and hit 6 fours.<br /><br />Ian Bell (28), who faced 42 balls and hit three fours in 58 minutes, was the batsman who was not out at the other end.<br /><br />The England pace bowlers did not do anything extraordinary in the match barring bowling long spells, with James Anderson and Graham Onions procuring one and two wickets respectively.<br /><br />Stand-in skipper Stuart Broad could not do that too because of a left heel injury that restricted him to bowl 10 overs, while Panesar showed he could trouble the Indian batsmen with some help from the track.<br /><br />Patel was a big gainer and staked strong claims to grab a middle order slot with his knock of 60 and followed it up today by claiming three wickets in 16 balls as Mumbai A slumped from overnight 232 for 4 to being all out in 93 minutes.</p>
<p>England emerged with a few positives, ahead of the opening Test of the four-game series against India, from their three-day warm-up game against Mumbai A that ended in a draw at the D Y Patil Stadium here today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The visitors first shot out the home team for 286 to take a 59-run lead, with left-arm spin duo Monty Panesar and Samit Patel polishing off the lower order in style.<br /><br />Later opener Nick Compton – who is vying for the opener's slot with 21-year-old Joe Root to accompany captain Alastair Cook in the first Test - got back some form in the second innings by scoring an unbeaten half century.<br /><br />Compton, who flopped in the first two innings that he played on the tour by scoring a duck (against India A in the opener at the Brabourne Stadium) and one (in the first innings here), started nervously before helping himself to some form.<br /><br />England, who made 345 for nine declared in the first innings, were 149 for two wickets in 52 overs in the second when play was called off.<br /><br />When stumps were drawn for the last time, Compton was unbeaten with 64 after a stay of 214 minutes during which he faced 162 balls and hit 6 fours.<br /><br />Ian Bell (28), who faced 42 balls and hit three fours in 58 minutes, was the batsman who was not out at the other end.<br /><br />The England pace bowlers did not do anything extraordinary in the match barring bowling long spells, with James Anderson and Graham Onions procuring one and two wickets respectively.<br /><br />Stand-in skipper Stuart Broad could not do that too because of a left heel injury that restricted him to bowl 10 overs, while Panesar showed he could trouble the Indian batsmen with some help from the track.<br /><br />Patel was a big gainer and staked strong claims to grab a middle order slot with his knock of 60 and followed it up today by claiming three wickets in 16 balls as Mumbai A slumped from overnight 232 for 4 to being all out in 93 minutes.</p>