Matt Fisher has seemingly found a sweet spot on the track just short of a length on about sixth stump, which sees the ball kick-up and back at the right-hander.

He spooks Alex Davies with his latest delivery onto that patch and Davies immediately walks down the track to point out the spot to opening partner Rob Yates to make sure he's aware too when the left hander is on strike from the other end.

Olly Stone and Dillon Pennington have again bowled well, but plenty of play and misses have not gone their way.

Rob Lord comes on from the River End to replace Stone and Craig Overton takes him for two fours, a classic square cut the best of them.

Pennington has more in him though, he continues from the Trescothick Pavilion End.

That's the spirit, Mark. Kent did actually win their opening two games last season but then... stopped winning, and ended up with the wooden spoon. Maybe they are flipping the script for 2026?

Mind you, Jasper also once said "Move, move, move, Funky Moped, go....."

Middlesex have their second batting bonus point at Lord's, where they are 301-5 in the 94th over against Gloucestershire. Leus du Plooy is now 110 not out, with Joe Cracknell on 68.

Alex Davies picks up three boundaries in four Matt Fisher deliveries to move to a breezy 31* from 30 balls.

The leg-side boundary is very short and right-hander Davies cashes in three times and now has seven fours.

Rob Yates is hanging about at the other end with two scoring shots in 25 deliveries for his 5*.

Bright start from the Bears, this.

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Colin Ingram cover drives George Hill for four and follows partner Ben Kellaway to 50, his taking 105 balls.

A similar stroke follows but this time only brings the South African a single - that is enough, though, to bring up the 100 partnership.

This is in reference to Noah Thain replacing Tom Westley after the skipper suffered a finger injury yesterday. Thain may not bowl, but he can bat...

Nottinghamshire assistant coach Kevin Shine, back at one of his former clubs, also spoke to the media last night and he offered similar thoughts to those of Tom Abell:

"The opening spells from Olly Stone and Dillon Pennington were of very high quality, while Rob Lord and Lyndon James improved as the day went on and also applied a lot of pressure.

“I couldn’t fault the effort or skills of our bowlers in any way and I thought Tom Abell, in particular, played really well.”

And what we have seen so far this morning goes very much along with Shine's comments. Pennington and Stone have bowled well with just one reward.

Lord and James will be turned to soon and want to bowl how they bowled in the afternoon session more than the morning from a Notts perspective.

Rita Green
BBC Sussex commentator

I am loving the contest between these two [Robinson and Weatherald] - two players with international pedigree. Ollie Robinson is looking so fit this season.

It is not exactly a vote of faith in the stickability of his skipper at the other end but Tom Bailey is letting loose here against Harry Conway.

He has bulled a drive through mid off for four and now lifted a maximum over the square leg rope.

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Poor ball from George Hill and Ben Kellaway flicks it away for four to bring up a 91-ball half-century for Glamorgan.

Partner Colin Ingram is 48 not out and their partnership is now worth 94.

You're not alone in holding those views, Richard. And he's not the only Essex bowler who might consider himself a little hard done by.

Tom Abell also said after play last night:

“Both sides are in the game, but I believe anything over 300 in these conditions will prove a good total."

So anything now is effectively icing on the cake for the former skipper, but his current, stand in skipper Craig Overton is playing more defensively than expected, probably eyeing up a 50 as Miggy Pretorius settles into his innings.

BBC Sounds

As usual, you can follow every ball of every County Championship match with the BBC this summer.

Along with our live text coverage our BBC Local Radio and 5 Live Sports Extra commentary teams will be out in force to ensure you do not miss a thing.

You can listen via the BBC Sport website and app but also on most smart speakers - just ask BBC Sounds to play the game you want but also state the day as well.

For example, ask BBC Sounds to play Glamorgan against Yorkshire, day two.

Slow and steady by Leicestershire so far, but their overnight pair, Jake Weatherald and nightwatch Tom Scriven, are still together.

Weatherald, who has a curious bobbing up and down movement as the bowler approaches, clips Ollie Robinson to the mid-wicket boundary for the first boundary of the day.