Parsnip

Warwickshire 124 for 1 (22 overs). Trott 41, Bell 9.

A return to orthodox batting after the early Carter mayhem. Bell scored five in his first seven overs at the crease. Sunlight bouncing off about 20,000 empty white seats and the bald pate of a chap in a bacon and egg tie below the Bears' players balcony.

Warwickshire will play a 20-over benefit game for Tony Frost against Devon at Exmouth next Tuesday, the day before they play at Taunton in the T20. Not sure the extra assignment is exactly what the players need in the midst of this crazy glut of one-day games.

The soup today is parsnip.