"Not terribly great entertainment..."

...is how the last hour has just been summed up by a member of the press but it is good cricket as Troughton and Frost knuckle down against testing bowling.

Warwickshire 140 for 4 (60 overs). Troughton 33, Frost 32.

The view from the Bears' camp is that, on a very slow wicket, a total of 300 would be valuable as it would mean that, to get any sort of meaningful lead, Middlesex would have to bat a long, long time.

Just accidentally popped into the bar facility where a Mr T.Powell, of Rugby, recommends the film "Mamma Mia" in the most glowing terms. "Absolutely fantastic - I challenge anyone to come out of that film not feeling good."