The slightly delayed and shortened first session at Canterbury has reached its conclusion.

Just the wicket of Daryl Mitchell to fall for the visitors to Matt Coles for 16.

George Rhodes (10) and Tom Fell (28) have added a further 39 runs since to take them to the interval without further alarm.

Play set to resume at 14:10 BST.

After no play before lunch at Swansea, Northants have won the toss and elected to bat.

Northants without captain Alex Wakely so Rory Kleinveldt deputises.

Slow left-armer Saif Zaib also makes a first appearance of the season for the visitors. 

Glamorgan: Selman, Wallace (wk), Bragg, Rudolph (capt), Donald, Lloyd, Smith, Salter, Morgan, Van der Gugten.

Northants: Duckett, Terry, Keogh, Newton, Murphy (wk), Kleinveldt (capt), White, Sanderson, Zaib, Azharullah.

Play will start at 13:40 BST with 72 overs still to be bowled today.

Lunch is delayed until 13:30 BST at the St Lawrence due to the later start today.

Worcestershire patiently making their way through this opening session after the earlier loss of Daryl Mitchell.

Tom Fell (18) has joined teenager George Rhodes (6) at the crease and has already found the boundary three times.

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It's lunch time at Edgbaston following the first morning of the third Test.

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bowl and they've claimed the wickets of Alex Hales, Joe Root and Alastair Cook in the process.

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Some better news on prospects of play from our man at St Helen's...

Lizzy Ammon
BBC county cricket reporter at Canterbury

"It's a warm, muggy and overcast day here in the Garden of England.

"Surprisingly, Worcestershire decided not to take the option to bowl and Kent won the subsequent toss and decided to make the most of the muggy conditions by bowling first. 

"Worcestershire are without Brett D'Oliveira who has dislocated a finger so young George Rhodes is opening in just his second County Championship match.

"There's been some swing and movement from the opening bowlers Matt Coles and Darren Stevens. 

"It's a late start here because Kent were playing in Hove last night. So we'll have a shortened first session with lunch at 13:30 BST."

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Worcestershire making steady progress so far without much alarm after being put in by Kent.

Turning into a very good morning for Pakistan with the ball at Edgbaston after electing to bowl first.

England captain Alastair Cook is on his way...

Nick Webb
BBC Radio Wales at Swansea

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"No play before lunch at St Helen's after early morning rain compounded by a sharp shower just after 11:00 BST, with the square too slippery for the umpires' liking.

"When we do get under way, there'll be changes in both sides. Glamorgan are set to give a debut to 19-year-old seamer Lukas Carey, while Ruaidhri Smith plays his first competitive game of 2016.

"That's because the trusty trio of Graham Wagg, Craig Meschede and Michael Hogan are resting before next week's T20 Blast quarter-final against Yorkshire, following a hectic recent schedule.

"Northants give a debut to batsman Laurie Evans, on loan from Warwickshire, while ex-Hampshire batsman Sean Terry gets a second game - with Alex Wakeley, Josh Cobb, Adam Rossington and Steven Crook all nursing various injuries ahead of their limited-overs quarter-final dates."

Matt Coles and Darren Stevens have been handed the new ball for Kent, but seems Darren Stevens' radar wasn't quite switched on in his first over...

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Play just about to get under way at Canterbury where Kent have won the toss and elected to bowl.

It's fifth against second in the table. Confirmation below of the two teams.

Worcestershire are without batsman Brett D'Oliveira who has a dislocated finger.

Pakistan's decision to bowl first seems to be paying off and they've bagged the big wicket of Joe Root.

Still no prospect of play at St Helen's sadly for the start of the festival's Championship clash.

Latest news of an inspection has just come through from the ground...

That will sadly mean no play before lunch.

England lose their first wicket at Edgbaston and it's not good news for Alex Hales...

So Sam Northeast has seen the coin land in his favour at Canterbury, but has instead opted to bowl first instead of take the immediate chance to reach 1,000 runs.

Kent captain Sam Northeast will be hoping to win the toss and bat first at Canterbury today to chalk off a few more runs and reach a notable tally in a so far impressive season.