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A dismal start for Somerset, as Etham Bamber rocks out Thomas and Kohler-Cadmore in his second over; and now Jordan Hermann is caught off Nathan Gilchrist. Somerset 21-3.

Atkinson watch

England’s other naughty curfew-breaker has taken the new ball for Surrey at Sophia Gardens, where Joe’s brother Billy Root is opening the batting with Asa Tribe. Glamorgan 7-0.

And good morning to Mike Daniels, in his scoreboard perch at Grace Road. “Yorkshire win toss and bat here. Looking forward to seeing if Will Luxton can build on his 100 against Warks last game.

“He’s looked very good when I’ve seen him and surely he might get a look in for the Lions soon?”

Ben Raine, with an old fashioned fast-bowler’s build runs in from the end, Ben Stokes stalks at midwicket. And Matthew Potts takes the ball at the Lumley end.

Fixtures

Division One

Chelmsford: Essex v Nottinghamshire

Sophia Garden: Glamorgan v Surrey

Grace Road: Leicestershie v Yorkshire

Taunton: Somerset v Warwickshire

Hove: Sussex v Hampshire

DIVISION TWO

Chesterfield: Derbyshire v Lancashire

Chester-le-Street: Durham v Northants

Canterbury: Kent v Middlesex

New Road: Worcestershire v Gloucestershire

Durham won the toss and will field

And, when the time comes, Stokes to bat at No. 5.

Stokes is now stalking over to some rubber stumps and bowling with vigour. Today is also schools day at the ground, so 600 lucky north east kids are getting a blue riband ticket

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Preamble

Good morning from Chester le Street, where Ben Stokes, lean and freshly shorn, is warming up with his teammates on a muggy Chester le Street Friday 250 long miles from The Oval. We’ll be keeping an eye on him, and around the grounds, where play starts at 11am. Do join us!