CHELMSFORD (England), Aug 15: Shiv Sunder Das brightened his hopes of resurrecting his Test career Thursday by scoring 250 as the touring Indians piled up 516 on the second day of the four-day game against Essex.

By stumps, Essex were 173 for three. Das resumed the day on 165 in his team’s total of 331 for six.

INDIA (1st Innings, overnight 331-6):

S.S. Das c Ilott b Phillips 250

S.B. Bangar b Middlebrook 21

V. Sehwag lbw b Middlebrook 37

V.V.S. Laxman c Robinson b Grant 46

W. Jaffer c Flower b Middlebrook 19

P.A. Patel c Flower b Grant 32

A. Ratra lbw b Ilott 1

S.C. Ganguly st Hyam b Middlebrook 74

A.B. Agarkar st Hyam b Phillips 20

Harbhajan Singh c sub b Phillips 0

T. Yohannan not out 4

EXTRAS (LB-7, NB-5) 12

TOTAL (all out, 129.4 overs) 516

FALL OF WKTS: 1-60, 2-106, 3-191, 4-234, 5-310, 6-326, 7-431, 8-509, 9-509.

BOWLING: Dakin 23-6-85-0; Ilott 26-4-103-1; Grant 23-10-69-2 (5nb); Middlebrook 36-5-164-4; Phillips 15.4-2-70-3; Bopara 6-1-18-0.

ESSEX (1st Innings):

D. Robinson c Wasim b Harbhajan 59

R. Clinton b Yohannan 23

A. Flower not out 45

R. Bopara c Jaffer b H.Singh 29

T. Phillips not out 4

EXTRAS (B-1, LB-4, W-1, NB-7) 13

TOTAL (for three wkts, 50 overs) 173

FALL OF WKTS: 1-55, 2-108, 3-164.

TO BAT: R.C. Irani, J. Dakin, J. Middlebrook, B. Hyam, M.C. Ilott, J. Grant.

BOWLING (to-date): Yohannan 9-2-28-1 (3nb); Agarkar 9-1-50-0 (1nb); Bangar 8-1-31-0 (1w); Harbhajan Singh 18-2-38-2; Sehwag 4-0-21-0 (3nb).—Reuters