Northampton, June 7 -- England Lions ended Day 2 of the second unofficial Test against India A at 192/3 in Northampton, trailing by 156 runs. The day's play was called off early due to bad light, with two more days of action remaining.

In response to India A's first-innings total of 348, the Lions began steadily after losing Ben McKinney (12) and built momentum through a solid 94-run partnership between Tom Haines and Emilio Gay. Haines anchored the innings with a composed 54 off 88 balls, striking nine boundaries, while Gay impressed with a fluent 71 off 117 deliveries, which included seven fours.

The breakthrough for India A came through Tushar Deshpande, who ended their partnership by dismissing Haines. However, Deshpande was on the ...