Jones five-for gives England A the edge

Close England A 368 and 251 for 6 (Wagg 4*) lead Tamil Nadu 333 (Vasudevadas 98, Jones 5-57) by 284 runs
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Simon Jones: back with five wickets

Simon Jones completed a highly satisfying five-wicket haul, and Scott Newman and Kadeer Ali both made half-centuries, as England A built a 284-run lead against Tamil Nadu in Chennai. By the close of the third day's play, England were 251 for 6, and had given themselves a good chance to win their first match since arriving in India a fortnight ago.

Jones finished with 5 for 57 as England polished off the Tamil Nadu innings in the morning session. James Tredwell struck first, having Ganapathy stumped for 8. Kuthethurshri Vasudevadas and P Mathew then added 44 for the eighth wicket before Jones had Vasudevadas caught by Tredwell for 98, and then dismissed Ganapathi Vignesh to complete his five-for.

Newman and Kadeer carried England to 35 for 0 at lunch, and both men reached fifty before falling in consecutive overs, after adding 125 for the first wicket. Matt Prior and Michael Lumb kept the score ticking over with a 55-run partnership, before Prior was caught off Sivaramakrishnan Vidyut for 35.

That was the first of four wickets for Vidyut, a left-arm spinner who has been the main threat to England. He also dismissed Lumb (27), Kevin Pietersen (31) and Bilal Shafayat (27), whose dismissal in the final over of the day left Graeme Wagg not out on 4 at the close.