Cream-cracker

CLOSE: Warwickshire 221 for 7. Clarke 19, Carter 12.

After the rain-break, Ambrose, on 30, copped one from Best that kept low, the second successive first innings in which Ambrose has battled honourably into the 30s but then fallen to a shooter.

Piolet went out to play his first championship knock in rather challenging circumstances: Best racing in in poor light. He kept the paceman at bay but fell, four overs before the close, lbw Rashid.

55 more needed to avoid the follow on.