The teabreak did for the partnership, though, Panesar tempting Bell into an ill-advised pull three balls into the evening session and Broad safely pouching the top edge at deep backward square to end the pair's 99-run stand.
Except for some tea party conservatives, most lawmakers insisted they wanted to extend the payroll tax break, but nobody would budge when it came to paying for it.
Dhoni persuaded the retiring Sourav Ganguly to take captaincy duties for the final overs, but the last wicket was a while in coming and forced the teabreak to be delayed.