"Please, please - not the chicken hutch..."

Warwickshire 374 for 8 (122 overs). Carter 59, Woakes 0. RAIN STOPPED PLAY.

A great partnership of 90 from 20 overs between Botha and Carter ends when the former, on 54, leg glances Shah and is brilliantly caught at leg-slip by Kartik.

Botha was rock steady (50, 111 balls), while Carter, after a patient start, exploded into life (50, 48 balls) with a flurry of boundaries including a huge six miles over square leg off Evans.

Straight after the wicket falls, rain stops play again. Quite a heavy shower.

Warwickshire have got themselves into a position whereby they can put a bit of pressure on Middlesex if they bowl well.