Dogbert

Yes, abandoned now. If we'd played the final two overs we'd have needed 3 wickets with no additional runs added to get ahead on DLS

Not looking good up at the Oval, think Somerset need to just try to make sure they bat out the 50 and hope for some rain

The "greatly exaggerated" bit does make it appear like he is saying the incident happened but not as bad as it sounds. The CPS definition of assault by beating says

So a summary is up on the Evening Standard site. Apparently his defence is that his wife had been drinking heavily and was exaggerating when she called the police asking for him to be removed from the house after kicking her in the head.

I still fancy Glos to get to that total, should at least be a good game now

Well the double the score after 12 overs method didn't quite work for this one did it?!

Hampshire game is quite fun at the moment. They are chasing 185 to beat Glamorgan, but need to do it in about 14 overs to improve net run rate enough to possibly qualify. Currently on target with 133/3 off 10

Oh dear, 54 off 20 overs required?

Glos doing very well, I reckon bat out 12 more overs after tea and they should just about be safe.

Could be quite a tense day at Cheltenham tomorrow. Unless someone tests positive for COVID and they have to abandon as a draw.

Not good is it! Another 4 byes now, extras up to 81, up to 23rd in this list of most extras in a first class match https://stats.acscricket.com/Records/First_Class/Overall/Team/Most_Extras_in_an_Innings.html

Extras up to 73 now with 40 byes. Bracey is definitely struggling a bit, I've seen a couple that he probably should've stopped.

Just looking at how division one is shaping up, I think Glos/Hants is the only thing to be decided - assuming Essex aren't awarded 45 bonus points. Yorks/Lancs almost certain to be a draw so range of points based on how many bonus points. Glos win/draw Warwickshire 21 Lancashire 16.5 -> 18 Gloucestershire 16 Somerset 9.5 Yorkshire 4.5 -> 7 Nottinghamshire 5 Hants win Warwickshire 21 Somerset 18.5 Lancashire 16.5 -> 18 Hampshire 8.5 Yorkshire 4.5 -> 7 Nottinghamshire 5 Looking at the score at Headingly I notice Lancs only two down at 110 overs - I wonder if they will try to bat out the day to prevent Yorkshire even getting 110 overs to bat and restrict their batting bonus points

Damn. Really needed Conway to hang around a lot longer

I think both things can be true. Apart from too many wides I think we did bowl pretty well, still don't think we will win.

It does make sense. Not sure I approve, but the format does encourage some odd things. I was thinking in round 10 there may be some odd tactical decisions, wasn't expecting it this soon.

Not an ideal morning to be batting down at Taunton with that cloud cover I reckon. Lucky we have a strong top order.

Could see the rain starting to fall on the feed just as it cut out at the end. Hants probably only needed to bat one more over to hold on for the draw.

Umpires looking fairly unimpressed

Abell didn't quite make it but yes the scorecard confirms he was not out. The umpire was looking more or less the right way.

Well done Lammonby for getting off the mark! ?

For a couple of weeks it has felt a bit like he is trying to get sacked

He has quite the management style doesn't he?! I presume this is his way of saying that there was nothing he could do to save them, doesn't really fit with the comments when he joined

Essex with a lead of over 100, I suspect they may be in with a chance of winning that one now

So just 3 runs in it after first innings. Not sure I can watch the start of the Somerset innings as feel a typical collapse could be coming up.