England were dismissed for 238 on the opening day of their three-day match against the Indian Board President's XI in Vadodara on Thursday, with the batting highlight provided by the injured Kevin Pietersen.
Seamer Munaf Patel took five wickets after Pietersen retired hurt due to a lower back injury after making a stroke-filled 47.
The Board President's XI were 93 for one at stumps.
Wasim Jaffer fell leg-before to left-arm spinner Ian Blackwell for 48 from the last ball of the day.
Not much went right for the visitors in their only tour match before the first Test in Nagpur, beginning on March 1 after captain Michael Vaughan was rested as a precautionary measure due to the recurrence of a knee problem.
Fast bowler Simon Jones and off-spinner Shaun Udal were also left out due to a stomach virus while all-rounder Paul Collingwood had not recovered from a back injury.
The 22-year-old Munaf's two-wicket burst in the morning to dismiss Andrew Strauss (23) and Andrew Flintoff (1) left England, who opted to bat, struggling at 78 for four at lunch.
Pietersen's innings, studded with seven fours and a six, helped the tourists battle back to 208 for five at tea.
Pietersen struck paceman Vikram Rajvir Singh for 22 in one over, including four boundaries and a hooked six. He had called for a runner when he was on 23 during a 51-run stand with wicketkeeper Geraint Jones.
Jones made a gutsy 46, Ian Blackwell 33 and Laim Plunkett 37 off 60 balls with six boundaries. Jones added 59 with Ian Blackwell for the fifth wicket and 50 for the next with Plunkett.
Jones' dismissal, bowled by Munaf, triggered a collapse and the visitors lost their last three wickets for the addition of just six runs. Munaf dismissed Steve Harmison and Matthew Hoggard, both bowled.
Scorecard
England XI (1st innings):
M E Trescothick run out 18
A J Strauss b Patel 23
I R Bell c Jaffer b Paul 17
K P Pietersen retired hurt 47
A Flintoff c Singh b Patel 1
G O Jones b Patel 46
I D Blackwell c Venugopal Rao b Powar 33
L E Plunkett c Jaffer b Paul 37
M J Hoggard b Patel 0
S J Harmison b Patel 4
M S Panesar not out 0.
Extras: (lb 1, w 2, nb 9) 12
Total: (all out, 62.2 overs, 284 mins) 238
Fall of wicket: 1-24, 2-62, 3-64, 4-72, 5-182, 6-232, 7-232, 8-234, 9-238.
Bowling: Patel 16.2-0-59-5 (5nb), Singh 9-1-63-0 (4nb, 1w), Paul 14-6-26-2, Powar 17-3-68-1, Raina 3-0-14-0, Venugopal Rao 3-2-7-0.
BCCI President's XI (1st innings):
W Jaffer lbw Blackwell 48
G Gambhir not out 33
Extras: (b 12) 12
Total: (1 wicket, 24 overs) 93
To bat: S Badrinath, D S Jadhav, S S Paul, M M Patel, Venugopal Rao, S K Raina, K D Karthik, R R Powar, V R Singh.
Fall of wicket: 1-93 (Jaffer, 23.6 ov).
Bowling: Hoggard 6-1-29-0, Harmison 5-3-10-0, Flintoff 5-1-20-0, Plunkett 2-0-8-0, Panesar 4-1-8-0, Blackwell 2-0-6-1.
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