Canterbury, June 1 -- A 181-run partnership between Tom Haines and Max Holden provided an upper hand to England Lions against the India A side as they scored 333/5 in 75 overs at the St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury on Sunday.

At the end of the first session on Day 3, England Lions were 333/5 in 75 overs with Tom Haines (142*) and Dan Mousley (2*) unbeaten on the crease. The side still trail by 224 runs in reply to India A's total of 557.

The England Lions began the day from 237/2 in 52 overs with Haines (103*) and Max Holden (64*) unbeaten on the crease.

In the 56th over, the English side crossed the 250-run mark as Holden slammed a boundary on the bowling of right-arm seamer Harshit Rana.

Ten overs later, on the last ball of the 66t...