Gloucestershire go in search of promotion

Gloucestershire are struggling at lunch on the first day of their penultimate County Championship game of the season, against Leicestershire at Bristol. Having lost the toss, Matthew Hoggard and Nathan Buck have reduced them to 78/4.

However, I'm not too bothered. Gloucestershire have to win in order to sustain their challenge for promotion, and, considering the weather forecast over the next few days, surely only a low-scoring wicket-fest will do.

For once, 78/4 looks like a decent score. As long as the wickets continue to fall when Leicestershire get their turn with the bat later today.