Eggs, D/L, Lord's, Rudi Webster.

Warwickshire's squad landed safely at Heathrow this afternoon, albeit two hours late due to a baggage-handling problem at Edinburgh Airport.

There was drama at the hotel this morning when it emerged that Bears scorer David Wainwright had had breakfast.

Not just A breakfast. The breakfast. First he polished off all the fruit and cereal then moved on to the twelve loaves of toast. Then he polished off all the fried breakfasts and a cauldron full of scrambled eggs and 20 kippers and finally all the pastries, leaving the entire serving area picked clean.

The hotel, a four-star joint, had to send out for emergency supplies.

Have popped into Lord's to see if Somerset can do Warwickshire a favour by beating Middlesex. Not looking good at the moment. Rain has just stopped play with Somerset behind on the D/L.

The old ground is looking as magnificent as ever, even on a grey, blustery, chilly, drizzly day. Only the Pavilion and Mound Stand are open but there is a decent gathering in those.

What a glorious, historic old place. Memories are evoked of the Bears' championship visit here in 1966 when Middlesex, chasing 194 were hanging on thrillingly at the end on 173 for 9 after Rudi Webster took five.