Jason Roy gave his wicket away by allowing himself to become frustrated. Steven Davies is finding it just as difficult and his call for a quick single from the final ball does not do any favours to partner Kumar Sangakkara, but the throw from backward point misses the stumps.

Kumar Sangakkara been there, seen it and bought t-shirts in a whole rainbow collection of colours, so he's unlikely to be ruffled by the accuracy of the Gloucestershire new-ball pair.

He gets under way with a quick single off David Payne, but Davies can make nothing from the rest of the over. A smidgen of pressure now on Surrey? 

Mike Smith
Former Gloucestershire and England seam bowler on BBC Radio Bristol

Wicket maiden for Fuller. This has been highly impressive stuff from him.

Jason Roy swipes unconvincingly at an angled ball from David Payne and the ball flies away to square leg for four off an inside edge. Roy plays and misses later in the over and is certainly lacking his usual fluency.

The two Gloucestershire bowlers are asking plenty of questions - but it's wickets they need.

James Fuller is up around the 90mph mark, so he's no slouch with ball in hand - and he's also bowling an excellent line to Steven Davies too. That's an excellent maiden for the South Africa-born 25-year-old.

David Payne strays onto Steven Davies' pads and the left-hander flicks it away for an easy single. Wider deliveries tempt Roy into a couple of unbalanced swishes outside off stump and he makes no contact with either.

James Fuller starts out with a wide long hop which Jason Roy clobbers without ceremony through the covers for four. He responds by striking Roy on the pad, but the umpire has absolutely no interest in the lbw appeal - the ball would have cleared the stumps.

Another good ball to end the over hits Roy's front pad, but he is saved by an inside edge. Decent start by Fuller, apart from the first ball.

Left-armer David Payne immediately goes past the outside edge of Jason Roy's bat, but the second ball is whipped down to fine leg for Surrey's first run.

Steven Davies also plays and misses at his first delivery, playing outside the ball with a slightly crooked bat. He then nudges down to third man for one.

Decent start by Payne, offering nothing loose to the two openers.

So, it's time for the start of Surrey's innings at Lord's - target 221. Too easy, surely? But you never know. As far wiser souls than I have said, cricket is a funny game.

A nice touch by Gloucestershire as Geraint Jones, playing his last match before retirement, is allowed to lead them out onto the ground. He's already scored 50 - does he also have a major contribution to make in the field?

Kumar Sangakkara is arguably the greatest wicketkeeper/batsman in the history of cricket. 

I say arguably, but it's very hard to argue against a man with 28,000 international runs behind him, as well as over 600 catches and almost 140 stumpings, and all done in his own relaxed, highly competent style.

Sangakkara is the consummate professional cricketer, as he has shown with his consistent performances this season for Surrey. 

He hit two centuries against England at Lord's last year - and one in this week's Championship game against Lancashire. Does he have another special innings in the locker to light up what may be his final appearance at the game's most iconic cricket venue?

Image source, Getty Images

Surrey, of course, are still in the hunt for a double. Should they beat Gloucestershire today, they will go on to try and win the Championship Division Two title.They play Northants at The Oval in their final game of the summer, starting on Tuesday, and will go into it with an eight-point lead over rivals Lancashire.

You have to feel that for Gloucestershire to win this final, they are going to have to make some inroads with the new ball at the start of Surrey's innings.

Most teams would love a top four of the quality of Jason Roy, Steven Davies, Kumar Sangakara and Rory Burns, so Michael Klinger's side cannot afford to let any of them get well-set, with only a modest total to defend.

The selection of Craig Miles should boost their firepower. He is undoubtedly one of the best young pacemen in English cricket, with 68 wickets this summer in all competitions.

Quite sad seeing that Ben Hollioake, external graphic below. Had he not died so tragically in a road accident in 2002, the gifted all-rounder could still have been part of this Surrey side. 

He would only have been 37, the same age as Surrey skipper Gareth Batty and three years younger than Azhar Mahmood.

This is Surrey's 11th final at Lord's, where they have won half of the previous 10:

1965 (Gillette Cup runners-up), 1974 (Benson & Hedges Cup winners), 1979 (Benson & Hedges Cup runners-up), 1980 (Gillette Cup runners-up), 1981 (Benson & Hedges Cup runners-up), 1982 (NatWest Trophy winners), 1991 (NatWest Trophy runners-up), 1997 (Benson & Hedges Cup winners), 2001 (Benson & Hedges Cup winners), 2011 (CB40 winners)

Gloucestershire are appearing in their 10th final, and although they have not been to Lord's since 2004, the second of their successive wins over Worcestershire, they have won on eight of their nine previous visits:

1973 (Gillette Cup winners), 1977 (Benson & Hedges Cup winners), 1999 (Benson & Hedges Cup winners), 1999 (NatWest Trophy winners), 2000 (Benson & Hedges Cup winners), 2000 NatWest Trophy winners), 2001 (Benson & Hedges Cup runners-up), 2003 (C&G Trophy winners), 2004 (C&G Trophy winners).

Well Gloucestershire have mustered a total you would imagine would not be enough, but having lost their talisman Klinger for a third-ball duck it is at least something to bowl at. 

So, in half an hour or so Surrey will begin their reply, needing 221 at less than four-and-a-half an over. To describe the first part of the innings I hand you to Paul Grunill .