And now Keith Barker has done for opener Steve Davies too, finding his outside edge.

Barker has six wickets, Davies departs for 47 and Somerset's struggles continue.

Keith Barker has his five-wicket haul as Tom Banton's counter-attacking knock comes to an end.

The England white-ball batsman is bowled by Barker for 45, an innings that came off just 50 balls and included six fours and one six.

Lewis Gregory joins Steve Davies in the middle, with Davies not out on 47.

The Red Rose meanwhile are now in real trouble.

Lancashire have lost two in two balls at Cardiff with both batsmen who resumed after lunch removed.

From a similar position two weeks ago, Glamorgan couldn't finish Yorkshire off thanks to Joe Root's 99.

Can they get through the Lancs lower order?

Worcestershire are now six down at New Road.

It's another wicket for Matthew Potts, who has 3-16, as he dismisses Ben Cox for 11.

Ed Barnard joins Brett D'Oliveira in the middle.

A second wicket for Jordan Thomson has strengthened Yorkshire's position just after lunch.

Travis Head, the Australian international who has made only 38 runs in five innings since joining Sussex, makes only 14 more here.

A breakthrough early in the afternoon session for Derbyshire!

Sam Conners - remarkably, one of SEVEN bowlers used already by the hosts - claims his third of the day by removing Rob Yates for 37.

His stand with Sam Hain (34 not out) was worth 77.

Right, we're just about ready to get back under way in our eight County Championship matches...

We're going to be pausing this live text feed during the lunch interval, but we'll be back for the afternoon session at 13:40 BST.

Perhaps an evening morning after the home side won the toss.

The Marcus Harris-Colin Ackermann partnership that delivered a wonderful victory over Middlesex last week will resume after lunch.

It's also been a tricky morning for Nottinghamshire, who are three down at lunch and have also lost Joe Clarke retired hurt.

Lancashire under some pressure at Sophia Gardens.

They lost the toss and all of their top four have gone cheaply as Cardiff proves perhaps the toughest place to bat in the country once again.

Keith Barker's superb opening spell have plunged Somerset deep into trouble at Taunton.

Barker has taken 4-7 from his nine overs - including five maidens - and the hosts are five down.

Tom Banton is not out on 26 from 29 in a breezy counter-attacking knock.

The visitors lost Ricardo Vasconcelos just before the interval but it's been a lively morning for Northants at the St Lawrence Ground.

Emilio Gay unbeaten on 54.

But there's been nothing steady about Worcestershire's morning at New Road, where they head to lunch on 62-5 after a difficult session.

Warwickshire, who had slipped to 16-2 early on the opening morning, head into lunch on 82-2.

Rob Yates (26 not out) and Sam Hain (34 not out) have been very steady.

Yorkshire's morning after winning the toss in a game they'll strongly fancy themselves to win.

Worcestershire have brought the 50 up at New Road, but not without losing another wicket.

They're now five down after Chris Rushworth gets in on the act the remove Ross Whiteley for eight.

This has been a good rebuilding job done by Rob Yates (21 not out) and Sam Hain (26 not out), who have now shared 52 for the third wicket.

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Kent v Northants 119-0

Some morning for Northants this after winning the toss.

Emilio Gay, replacing Ben Curran and playing his third match of the season, goes to a first fifty of the summer.

And then Ricardo Vasconcelos follow him to a half-century. continuing his excellent campaign so far.

Runs have come at over five-an-over. Remarkable.

Somerset's nightmare morning continues, with Lewis Goldsworthy now falling for seven to Brad Wheal.

Opener Steve Davies is playing a bit of a lone hand at the moment with his unbeaten 27.