After the run fest in the opening match at Edgbaston, the Bears batters are finding conditions very different this morning.

The floodlights are on in murky conditions with rain threatened in today's forecast.

Sam Cook continues to cause problems in his fourth over but Dan Mousley comes through it. Maiden.

Sam Hain gets off the mark to his 12th ball, working Jamie Porter off his pads for a single.

Porter then scents a third wicket. He thinks he's got a leading edge off Mousley and sets off down the wicket to take the catch, but it drops safe.

James Anderson beats the outside of Ben Charlesworth's bat as he continues his spell - now in his fifth over.

Elsewhere, substitute fielder Harry Singh has replaced Ajeet Singh Dale due to the latter's injury.

We will keep you up to date if Singh Dale can return to the field.

Michael Carberry
Former England batter

That's a beautiful delivery. That's left-in, bounced, third slip, that's a great catch. That was going in decent knots as well. Peach of a delivery.

Dropped catchpublished at 11:30 BST 17 April

11:30 BST 17 April

Northants v Middlesex 12-2

A lifeline for Sam Robson on four.

Ben Sanderson again takes an outside edge with a bit of away movement but it bursts through the hands of George Bartlett at second slip.

And the Middlesex opener picks up a fortunate two.

It was traveling in fairness ti the fielder and guided between what is a narrow gap between first and second slip.

Anthony Gibson
BBC Radio Somerset

Fred Rumsey used to tell me that he used to get swing by holding the ball right in the ends of his fingers, that was the key for Fred.

Dan George
BBC Sport at Utilita Bowl

This has been a decent start by Toby Albert who has found a couple of early boundaries which have earned the applause of the Hampshire fans and members sat around us.

The Pavilion end at Utilita Bowl has a decent crowd today, we're now sat in the gorgeous sunshine after a fairly cloudy morning here in Southampton.

Postpublished at 11:23 BST 17 April

11:23 BST 17 April

Gloucs 8-0 v Lancs

An issue here for Lancashire's Ajeet Singh Dale.

As he goes through the motion of bowling the first ball of his third over, Singh Dale looks to have tweaked his hamstring and the Lancashire physio is on the field to attend to him.

Singh Dale eventually leaves the field of play. A sad moment for the former Gloucestershire man and Paul Coughlin will have to bowl the full over instead.

Dropped catchpublished at 11:21 BST 17 April

11:21 BST 17 April

Warks 12-1 v Essex

Dan Mousley gets a life on four as he gets an outside edge off Sam Cook, but Paul Walter drops it at shin height at third slip.

Cook then unleashes a big appeal for lbw next ball, but it's missing down leg.

Anthony Gibson
BBC Radio Somerset

No sign of any great difficulty for either of those Hampshire batsmen just yet. Not much sign from our angle of swing or seam.

Big appeal for leg before as Cameron Bancroft is struck on the pads by one that nips back by James Anderson.

It looks to be doing a bit too much though as Bancroft had come a long way across and Gloucestershire scamper through for a leg bye.

Interesting team news for the Bears who welcome back Keith Barker for his first action for the Bears in eight years!

He comes in for retired England great Chris Woakes who takes a break.

On the pitch, Rob Yates gets his boundary count up and running with a lovely drive as Jamie Porter's length strays a tad.

Back-to-back boundaries for Hampshire opener Toby Albert.

His second dismisses a loose wide delivery by Alfie Ogborne.

Hampshire race to 14 without loss after just three overs.

Hampshire are on the board.

A confident drive through the off side by Toby Albert runs away to the boundary for four runs.

Anthony Gibson
BBC Radio Somerset

James Rew - it will be interesting to see whether Somerset take the advice of the ECB and open the batting with him, I suspect not but he's been in very good form.