Overview
- Josh Tongue, who struck five wickets on Friday’s opening day, ripped through Warwickshire’s top and middle order to finish the first evening with 5-91.
- Warwickshire pushed their total to 459 on Saturday morning as Tongue’s figures updated to 5-124 in his 15th first-class five-wicket haul.
- Marcus Harris anchored Lancashire with an unbeaten 135 to lift them to 356-7 against Durham after being asked to bat.
- Paul Walter ground out 101 for Essex, setting up 325-6 after Surrey chose to bowl on a seamer-friendly morning at the Oval.
- Zak Crawley reached 27 for Kent in Division Two before edging behind, extending a lean start that is drawing scrutiny of his Test opener place.