George Balderson into the attack replacing Anderson Phillip who took 2-21 from his four overs.

Balderson beats the outside edge of Adam Hose.

The slip cordon lets loose a strangled yelp as Hose shoulders arms to a ball which zips close to the off-stump.

Maiden. There's been 20 dots and three wickets since the last run.

Kevan James
BBC Radio Solent commentator

As well as a hint of turn, from both ends we're seeing some low bounce.

The words to be from a member of the Hampshire coaching staff this morning were "this ain't going four days!"

But I've definitely seen far worse wickets here!

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These showers are really packing a punch.

The outfield is now sodden at Chelmsford and with more rain to come, day one is done.

So we're down to three matches left!

Liam Dawson gets another ball to keep low on a length and Lewis Gregory does well to squeeze the ball out.

This could be a short game.

Gregory gets a single into the off side and Tom Kohler-Cadmore plays just inside the line outside off stump.

Kyle Abbott is back into the attack and Tom Kohler-Cadmore is forward, pushing into the off side for one.

Single to Lewis Gregory.

Kohler-Cadmore goes for a very ambitious loft over mid-wicket and misses completely.

He's hit on the pad by the last ball but just outside the line of off stump as Kohler-Cadmore goes forward to block.

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That's a clean sweep of Division Two games off today.

Leicestershire against Durham joins the matches at Headingley, Cardiff and Hove in seeing play abandoned without a ball bowled.

Two slips are in for Liam Dawson as Tom Kohler-Cadmore goes back and carves the left-arm spinner through point for one.

Single to Lewis Gregory to leg.

The fifth ball is worked away to fine leg by Kohler-Cadmore for one.

The odd ball is turning as dark clouds gather over the Taunton square.

Lovely shot from Lewis Gregory, driving Kyle Abbott through extra cover for four runs.

Abbott responds with a straighter delivery just back of a length, bringing a play and miss outside off stump.

The last ball is leg side and flicked away fine for four leg byes.

Anthony Gibson
BBC Radio Somerset

A hint of turn for Felix Organ's off spin.

If Somerset could somehow get up to 150, there'd be a chance their batting first plan could come to fruition.

But I'm not sure we'll still be here on Sunday.

Confident appeal from Tom Bailey and the Lancashire slip cordon as Tom Bailey angles one into Kashif Ali's front pad as the batter looks to turn it onto the leg side.

Umpire Alex Wharf says no. Going down leg perhaps.

He's beaten by the next ball then edges low along the ground to Will Williams at fourth slip.

Bailey is in the groove and exploiting the conditions. A third maiden.

A bowling change. Felix Organ is coming on for Liam Dawson.

He's bowling his off-spinners from around the wicket to Lewis Gregory, who defends.

Gregory gets a single to long on and there's one more run for Tom Kohler-Cadmore to long off.

Liam Dawson has switched ends and bowls round the wicket to Kohler-Cadmore.

He gets a single off the third ball, steered to third.

Two more runs to Gregory, driving with a thick edge past gully and the Somerset captain picks up one more, turned to leg.

Rob Jones works one through the offside and picks up two to get off the mark to his sixth ball.

Brief excitement as Anderson Phillip nips one back onto Jones' thigh pad.

Hard work out there. Three from the over.

There are some meaty-looking clouds lurking overhead but the odd splash of blue sky.

Tom Bailey finally leaks his first run as Kashif Ali collects a single to bring new batter Rob Jones on to face his first ball.

Tough situation to face and that's close!

Jones plays at the final ball which nips away and beats the outside edge through to wicketkeeper Matty Hurst.

Bailey has 1-1 from three overs.

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Lewis Gregory is forward to Kyle Abbott, driving into the off side but there's no run.

Did we mention Abbott's Championship record against Somerset?

It's pretty handy. Including this game, he has 62 wickets in 13 games against this opposition at an average of less than 20.

Quite the nemesis.

Tom Kohler-Cadmore is forward to defend into the off side.

Liam Dawson tosses a ball up outside off stump and TKC drives to cover without passing Fletcha Middleton.

Maiden over.

Kyle Abbott is back in the attack and a leg side ball is brilliantly stopped by keeper Ben Brown.

Single to Tom Kohler-Cadmore at mid on.

Lewis Gregory is off the mark, driving through extra cover past Liam Dawson for four.