Moth-trapping: the basics.
Warwickshire 42 for 1 (13 overs). Maddy 8, Chopra 27.
Chopra, on 22, was surprised by a Phillips lifter but Suppiah, at short leg, bizarrely made no move to catch the ball. There is early life in the pitch but Chopra has sent one or two very sweetly-timed strokes beyond the infield.
Maddy is setting out his stall, rolling up his sleeves and putting down roots.
This pitch will probably evolve into a belter for batting so the Bears need to bat for a long time in this match. They must aim for a minimum, an absolute minimum, of 473.



I like that number it has a certain ''je ne sais quoi'' about it.
Better readjust it to 173, I fear...