Sidebottom in.

Has there been some sort of disciplinary issue with Matt Lamb that we don't know about?

He clearly doesn't respect the role/club enough.

There is obviously a lot more scrutiny on it because of live streams and increased footage but the standard the standard of umpiring seems dreadful.

It must be a tough job and I respect anyone who does it, I appreciate they get lots right but there are some real howlers being given lately.

Hain called him through

Have read it, yes.

It looked high from here in the Hollies.

Left the Bears twice for jobs both of which he ended up getting sacked from? Left us in the lurch a little bit 2nd time round too. That ain't the best candidate.

What's the cut off? What time can we play til if (big if) the light holds?

I just don't think you deserve to come back after having left us twice!

I wouldn't be keen. He's left Warwickshire twice already.

Bartlett looked horrific early on in his innings how on earth is he walking off with 91, I mean fair play but come on...

Somerset always get a tune out of their lower order, so frustrating.

Yes that LBW shout on Gregory looked absolutely dead.

I've said before the Somerset commentators, particularly on their own live stream, are by far and away the most biased and one eyed on the circuit.

Very strange treatment of Matt Lamb.

This sounds horrific. What are these random red ball games to be be played outside of the CC in August all about?!

Thursday is a decent one, likewise Sunday. Chuck a Saturday evening game in there too like we did in 2017.

There should definitely be more Blaat games on Friday nights.

Agree they can't all be Fridays but this year we only had 2 home Blast games on Friday nights.

Very strong Bears side v an inexperienced Essex side. Very different from last week where we saw a particularly weak Bears 2's face up to a very experienced Northants team.