That was too close for comfort! This is where Woakes, Stone and maybe Norwell are needed. Although Brathwaite seemed to get clobbered along with Miles and Brookes....

Paul Stirling hit 119 off only 51 balls including 34 off one over! Now that's serious power hitting. Hain also did well in their partnership. Surely we can reach finals day this year?

Excellent debut innings by Paul Stirling!

Davies failed again with 7 runs. I'd rather have the in-form Michael Burgess playing - he's a wicket keeper.

Burgess, with his big hitting surely has to be selected?

Chris Woakes still not fit. There is no timescale on his return from a knee problem according to Warwickshire. This isn't good news...... for England and The Bears.

Well done to Sam Hain and Will Rhodes! It shows what a bit of application can achieve. I can see Hain on England's radar soon if he keeps this up. If he was playing for Surrey, Kent, Sussex etc., the media would most definitely be pushing it!

Another top order failure. Davies is not an opener in the 4 day format - probably more suited to the white ball format. The bowling is looking mediocre - is the departure of Welch the difference? I wish they'd have appointed AD as the bowling coach....apparently he applied for the role?
We're really going backwards this season, which is a big disappointment after the highs of last year.

269/4. Yorkshire have a firm grip on this game. Not much threat from the bowlers, although Brookes has bowled some good spells. Woakes, Norwell and Stone being unavailable is really affecting us. Also, the loss of Welch and retirement of Bresnan can't be underestimated....

Mind you, Henry has picked up the prize wicket of Joe Root!

Henry Brookes only bowling at 78-81mph. A fair bit slower than a couple of seasons ago when he was bowling 90mph?

Davies failed again. Why do we keep playing him as an opener? Play Sibley and Yates for heaven's sake!

Well done to the batsmen. Hain is looking strong this season. Knowing our luck he'll be selected for England soon.....!

This is poor. Injuries aside, I wonder if Pop Welch leaving has had an affect on our bowling? Doesn't seem the same with new coach Matt Mason. I'd rather have Allan Donald as the bowling coach....

The bowling lacks any real menace. What is the issue with Norwell? A really poor day against one of the weakest Counties.

The Woakes situation is so frustrating. What is the issue? Surely Norwell will return??

A collapse. Hopefully we can see this out after tea. Rhodes is in such poor form.

As I said, Davies needs to move down the order. Another failure with just 10 runs. Put Yates back to partner Sibley!

Yes, a good fight back and I'm glad to see McAndrew took 4 wickets - that should help his confidence.

165/0. Painful to watch. Yes, McAndrew needs to step up. I hope this overseas signing works, but I have my doubts. Why don't we sign a top player, especially after the non-success of the overseas signings last year? Surely the club has the resources.