George Ford, with his first pop at goal, lands the penalty and gets Bath onto the scoreboard. It's a start - but Saracens will be very happy with their work so far.

Here comes Semesa Rokoduguni now, beating one tackle and chipping the ball over the head of Alex Goode, who then clatters the wing after the ball had left his feet. The television match official confirms that Bath will have a penalty for that. To the corner or to the sticks? To the sticks it is...

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It's not been Bath's afternoon so far, that is for sure. Again a miscommunication in midfield sees captain Stuart Hooper over-run a pass, although a couple of up-and-unders later and the ball is back in Blue, Black and White hands on halfway.

We're barely a quarter of the way into the final but this already looks a long way back for Bath. Owen Farrell, with a slight angle against him, knocks the kick over and their lead is up to 15 points.

But Saracens have won a penalty, with England prop David Wilson looking the likely guilty party as the two packs collapse into a big heap on the floor. Owen Farrell will go for the posts...

Director of rugby Mark McCall will be absolutely delighted with the start his Saracens side have made. Once again, they're up to Bath's 22, although some excellent work from Matt Banahan in the tackle earns the Blue, Black and Whites a scrum.

George Tunstall: Saracens are scoring faster than the England cricket team at the moment.

Now, do Bath have an opportunity to make their way into Saracens territory for the first time since the opening 90 seconds? Sam Burgess's knock-on means the answer is an emphatic no - and Sarries win a penalty at the scrum too.

Anthony Watson's Premiership final is over, by the way. He failed his medical assessment so Ollie Devoto will stay on.

BBC Sport's Nabil Hassan at Twickenham: "Wonderful moment for Jamie George after his try, with the hooker completely mobbed by the Saracens replacements who were warming up close by. Bath are already playing catch-up. A third try for Sarries could take this away from them."

David Barnes
Ex-Bath prop on BBC Radio Bristol and BBC Somerset

"Bath have just got to think 'we have the players and the ability to score a lot of points'. They have got to keep going."

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But hooker Jamie George has stolen in for an intercept try for Saracens!

A bit of miscommunication, perhaps, as Ross Batty over-runs Kyle Eastmond's pass a little and allows George to pick up. He's got plenty of work to do, but George just about shows enough pace to cross from 25 metres or so. What a week he's had, having replaced Dylan Hartley in England's World Cup training squad only yesterday.

Owen Farrell's missed conversion offers some reprieve for Bath, but Sarries have had a terrific opening 15 minutes at Twickenham.

The Blue, Black and Whites win a penalty, so it's very much advantage Bath at the set-piece. Interestingly, however, George Ford boots his kick straight down the middle rather than into touch. It looks a good shout too, as Bath are on the attack.

Andrew Sheridan
BBC Radio Bristol

"Saracens are dominating the early stages here. It is one-way traffic at the moment."

Goodness me, and David Strettle may well have just put them two scores clear. After showing brute strength through their forwards down the right, Owen Farrell switches the play with an up-and-under to the left. Strettle is underneath it but, with Matt Banahan for company, can only knock it on. The first scrum of the final is deep in Bath territory.

This has been top stuff from Saracens, who are on the attack again and into the Bath 22. They have the ball on the right-hand side, working through the phases, but their opponents are holding strong. The defensive abilities of Mike Ford's side being well tested here.

All the while, Bath's Anthony Watson has been withdrawn for a medical assessment, presumably still feeling the affects from that earlier high tackle. Ollie Devoto is on at full-back.

Seb Jewell
London Welsh full-back on BBC London 94.9

"What a start for Saracens. It shows they are playing in the right areas. They've put two attacking kicks through and that has led them getting possession back and be on the front foot. That is going to be key today."

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A cracking start to the final in terms of the rugby on show - and a cracking start for Saracens too.

Billy Vunipola breaks the line to earn a few extra metres, and the Blue, Black and Whites are struggling to get men over. Then, after exchanging passes with Duncan Taylor, Owen Farrell is left with a relatively simple score into the corner.

There's nothing simple about the conversion, mind you, but Farrell splits the post and Saracens lead by seven.

Owen Farrell kicks the ball forward now, forcing Peter Stringer to scamper back and clear into touch. Farrell got absolutely pole-axed by Sam Burgess as he poked it away, but it was a challenge the cross-coder was perfectly entitled to make.

Saracens into the Bath 22 now.

The opening few moments have been everything you might've thought they'd be - Bath working through the phases and Saracens springing out of the line to meet the tackles head on. They've turned it over too, have Sarries, and now they have the ball on halfway.