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The Grace Road groundstaff have gone for a weird striped pitch today \u2013 beige ends and a grassy middle. It has been largely successful \u2013 Luxton and Whiteman both out, Yorkshire 40-2.<\/p>\n
Stokes watch: the man warms up.<\/p>\n
Share<\/a><\/p>\n A dismal start for Somerset<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Atkinson watch<\/p>\n England\u2019s other naughty curfew-breaker has taken the new ball for Surrey at Sophia Gardens, where Joe\u2019s brother Billy Root is opening the batting with Asa Tribe. Glamorgan<\/a> 7-0.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n And good morning to Mike Daniels, in his scoreboard perch at Grace Road. \u201cYorkshire win toss and bat here. Looking forward to seeing if Will Luxton can build on his 100 against Warks last game.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s looked very good when I\u2019ve seen him and surely he might get a look in for the Lions soon?\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Ben Raine, with an old fashioned fast-bowler\u2019s build runs in from the end, Ben Stokes stalks at midwicket. And Matthew Potts takes the ball at the Lumley end.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Fixtures<\/p>\n Division One<\/p>\n Chelmsford: Essex v Nottinghamshire<\/p>\n Sophia Garden: Glamorgan v Surrey<\/p>\n Grace Road: Leicestershie v Yorkshire<\/p>\n Taunton: Somerset v Warwickshire<\/p>\n Hove: Sussex v Hampshire<\/p>\n DIVISION TWO<\/p>\n Chesterfield: Derbyshire<\/a> v Lancashire<\/p>\n Chester-le-Street: Durham<\/a> v Northants<\/p>\n Canterbury: Kent v Middlesex<\/p>\n New Road: Worcestershire v Gloucestershire<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Durham won the toss and will field<\/p>\n And, when the time comes, Stokes to bat at No. 5.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 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<\/p>\n