Melissa Story
BBC Gloucestershire commentator

He set up the over taking the risk with the first six.

But then got greedy trying again.

Is this the start of the Gloucestershire counter?

Another over of rotation is ended by a gorgeous lofted drive over extra cover from Cameron Bancroft.

The Australian is quietly up to 38.

A BOUNDARY!

45 balls after the last, Ben Charlesworth times one off his front pad and to the ropes.

Charlesworth is in a bit of form having struck a double century in a recent County Championship outing - against a Leicestershire attack which including England new boy Josh Hull!

Ed Seabourne
BBC Radio Bristol

You continue to feel this weight, this pressure on the batsmen’s shoulders.

You have to credit the Bears’ plans with the ball to Jack Taylor too.

Dropped catchpublished at 11 overs

11 overs

Bears v Gloucs 79-3

A life for Cameron Bancroft on 30.

He checks a drive and the ball hangs in the Birmingham sky long enough for Jacob Bethell to get around from long off to extra cover.

You expect Bethell to take everything based on his reputation but that spills through his fingers.

Mike Taylor
BBC WM commentator

"Having been flying at 50-1 in the fifth over, Gloucestershire are not floundering exactly but have been rattled by the persistence of the spinners."

Jake Lintott joins the spinner party.

The wait for a boundary continues with Cameron Bancroft not finding the release - he's on 29 from 24 balls.

Alex Davies fancies a stumping with the last delivery to get the Australian but the foot was well planted behind the crease.

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Is Jools Holland at Edgbaston because the squeeze is on!

27 balls since the last boundary.

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Ged Scott, BBC Sport at Edgbaston

It's a lovely late summer's evening in the second city.

The locals were in good voice at kick-off time, the Hollies Stand looks not far short of full. The liquid refreshment sales have clearly gone well. And, apart from running out of red sauce, the pre-match fish and chips were up to Edgbaston's usual standards.

The only flaw was not being able to get any Gloucestershire wickets - so the relief when the Bears finally broke through was immense! And now a second wicket too.

A lot of "Hugh Bears" suddenly reverberating round the ground

Moeen Ali was announced as a replacement player for CPL side Guyana Amazon Warriors today.

He will only head over to the Caribbean once the Bears' Blast campaign is over - either tomorrow or after next Saturday.

Tidy start with the ball from him.

Ed Seabourne
BBC Radio Bristol

"It's one referral per innings and they didn't go upstairs for that one."

Whether it is the extra men out, the fall of that wicket or Danny Briggs' introduction, there feels like there's been a shift in momentum.

Briggs only goes for four in his first over, and thought he had a good lbw shout - umpire's call would have been the verdict if they'd used a review.

Moeen Ali to pair with Briggs in these middle overs.

Dan Mousley keeps it tight to end the powerplay, just three runs from the sixth.

Gloucestershire have a flier but that wicket has pulled them back slightly, and puts a positive on the scoreboard for the hosts.

Watching Miles Hammond is like watching Erling Haaland.

No, it isn't the straw-coloured hair. It's his ability to hit a hat trick!

Hammond drills through the covers, gets a little lucky with an outside edge and then nails through midwicket in a trio of deliveries.

50 up for the Glos in no time. This really is a belting pitch!

Melissa Story
BBC Gloucestershire commentator

"It's been a dream start - apart from that third over by Gleeson."