All accademic as our game is heading for a draw now - only just about to bowl the 60th over of the match after a day and a half.

Mad - I like your alternative view to the make up of the cricket season except for......... For the CC to be a fair and level competition it needs to be set up so that each team plays all the others in the league. Therefore 2 divisions of 9 = returning to 16 matches.

Your April/May has 24 days of cricket so could easily accommodate more red ball. Likewise June July has 22 days of cricket so could easily cope with more red ball.

It seems crazy to me that in the desire for a more successful test team the ECB want less red ball games and more slog fest. You would think they would be striving to find ways to play more!

It seems strange to me that the counties make way for franchised teams to play in what could be the most well attended month of the season. All those grounds that remained empty for virtually the whole of August seems crazy.

100 opening partnership, Yates 50. Unlike all you doomsters I never doubted them for one minute.

( Tongue now being removed from cheek)

Put in to bat - opening partnership now over 50 at over 3.5 an over!!!!! Unbelievable

Kent have a bowling point too ! Still no play at Edg

Please explain why players need week long breaks in a season of only 6 months. If the gap was closed between games a full red ball season could be restored (i.e.16 games). One way would be to play the T20 alongside the CC - either the day before or the day after. After all supporters enjoyed the Sunday league coming in the middle of a CC game

Need to break this partnership very quickly

Dissent from Gloucs batsman this time. Slow mo on You Tube indicates it came off his arm and not glove. Still it goes someway to evening it up!

27-3 Could we, could we?

27-3 Could we, could we?

Of course the umpires have a better view then we have. However, the immediate reaction of players to being given out says a lot. As umpires will not change their decision they can't be cheating in their reaction.

147 LEAD - Can we win it from here?

Certainly a lot of head shaking from Yadav Davies and Brookes. Perhaps the umpire wants to get home early!

Paul I wish we were playing to their level of mediocrity - at least it would be an improvement

The way all the batsmen have played I think they have all given up before the innings started. Playing as though it's the T20 or even the Hundread

5 down - but the caught behind looked very suspect.

3 down inside 4 overs !!!!

A lead of just 19. The top order really do have to perform for once if we are to have a chance of winning.

Other facts to consider - they scored 8 sixes compared to our zero and their score was achieved in 30 less overs.

really need some wickets quickly. Kent will win their game and Somerset shouod not lose so us getting win points is essential.

19 wickets falling on day one in Southampton!! Kent over 100 ahead and 3 bowling points in the bag. Looks like we have to beat Gloucs with max bowling points.