Live blog from the Royal London One-Day Cup final at Lord's where Durham are enjoying bowler-friendly conditions against Warwickshire.
By Matt Somerford
Durham were enjoying bowler-friendly conditions after winning an important toss against Warwickshire in the Royal London One-Day Cup final at Lord's.
Durham had removed half the Bears' order before the halfway stage with Paul Collingwood and Ben Stokes taking two wickets apiece.
Collingwood claimed the crucial wicket of Jonathan Trott, lbw for two, before Warwickshire lost three for five as Stokes struck in successive overs - prising out Laurie Evans and Rikki Clarke.
Warwickshire captain Varun Chopra had remained through the carnage, patiently dealing with the difficult conditions by putting safety before strokeplay.
Live Scorecard / Follow ECB_Cricket on Twitter
Photo Story / Ball-by-Ball Commentary
Warwickshire Innings
Warwickshire reach the 100 mark as Chopra (46*) & Woakes (22*) lead the recovery at Lord's. War: 100-5 #RLODC
— England Cricket (@ECB_cricket) September 20, 2014
12.23pm - Woakes drives Collingwood straight for his third boundary. He has looked very steady in the short time he has been at the crease. Warwickshire are 88 for five after 27 overs.
It's time for the spin of Breese now in his final game for Durham after a decade in the north-east.
12.19pm - Stokes' spell of 6-0-18-2 from the Nursery End is over. Collingwood has been brought back on. His little medium pacers are a good fit for these conditions. Standing in his way though is Chopra, who has stood firm so far. A captain's knock if you will. He's looking to bat through.
12.12pm - Chris Woakes comes to the crease and confidently drives Stokes through mid-wicket for a couple of boundaries in the same over. Stokes throws a wider ball out to finish the over, which Woakes chases and misses. A good contest might be brewing between the two England all-rounders.
12.01pm - WICKET! Clarke b Stokes 2; Warks 68/5 - Clarke tries to play across the line to a full Stokes delivery and pays the price as the ball clatters into middle and off. Warwickshire have lost three for five in the last 18 balls.
11.54am - DROPPED! - Mustard gets fingertips to a catch to his right as new man Rikki Clarke swishes at Stokes. It would have been a sharp take, but one he should have made.
11.51am - WICKET! Evans c Breese b Stokes 0; Warks 64/4 - Warwickshire are in deep trouble. Laurie Evans cops a brute of a short ball from Stokes that pins his glove and loops up for Breese to take a simple catch at second slip. The ball seemed to nip back up the slope and caught Evans in a bad position as he tucked himself up in self preservation.
11.45am - WICKET! Ambrose c Breese b Collingwood 11; Warks 63/3 - Ambrose flashes at a wide ball again, but this time the slip fielder holds on. It is Gareth Breese who takes the sharp catch and Collingwood will be happy his drop is not costly.
Warwickshire's 50 comes up courtesy of their third boundary of the innings. 52-2 in the 18th over.
— Durham Cricket Club (@DurhamCricket) September 20, 2014
11.26am - DROPPED! - Tim Ambrose is put down by Collingwood at first slip. Ambrose slashed at a wide Ben Stokes delivery that came at a good height for Collingwood, but he could not hold on to his right. That's hurt his hand too.
11.19am - Chopra breaks the shackles as he drives an over-pitched Rushworth delivery through mid-off to the rope. That is Warwickshire's first boundary in 63 balls.
11.12am - WICKET! Trott lbw Collingwood 2; Warks 29/2 - That is a huge wicket. Jonathan Trott has scored centuries in his past three limited overs matches against Durham, but not today. Paul Collingwood beats him with a ball that seams down the slope and hits him dead in front. That was just Collingwood's third delivery.
11.05am - Durham are 27 for one after the 10-over powerplay. The conditions are obviously a major factor in that score. Durham wil be happy to have kept the runs down, but equally Warwickshire will be happy to have lost just the one wicket.
There were 41 dot balls in the powerplay with just the one boundary - that squirted leading-edge from Porterfield through point.
10.55am - Chopra is living dangerously at the moment. He edges Coughling just in front of second slip before a play and a miss at the other end from Rushworth, who is operating from the Nursery End. Warwickshire are 18 for one after seven overs.
10.46am - WICKET! Porterfield c Mustard b Rushworth 9; Warks 16/1 - He's at it again. Rushworth finds just enough movement to find Porterfield's edge as he tentatively gropes forward. Phil Mustard then takes a low catch to his left.
10.39am - Warwickshire skipper Varun Chopra survives a loud caught-behind appeal off Paul Coughlin after the ball flies between bat and leg. Porterfield then gets a leading edge to Rushworth through point and watches it flash away to the rope.
10.32am - Rushworth finds Will Porterfield's edge, but it falls just short of frst slip. He is going to be dangerous in these overcast conditions. Warwickshire take two from the over.
Pre-Play News
10.28am - Chris Rushworth will be getting us started. The last time he bowled he took 15 wickets in a day...he can't get that many today, but conditions should suit him.
It's nearly time #YouBearspic.twitter.com/E2Oi8Vz9pw
— Warwickshire CCC (@CricketingBears) September 20, 2014
10.15am - Believe it or not England quick Boyd Rankin will play his first domestic game at Lord's today. He's been all over the country - from Hartlepool to Maidstone - but never to Lord's in a county shirt.
Here's the Lord's pitch which Warwickshire will bat on first #RLODCpic.twitter.com/cx3aamJ7Md
— England Cricket (@ECB_cricket) September 20, 2014
10.10am - Durham have selected Breese for his final game for the county. Their XI looks as follows: MD Stoneman, P Mustard, CS MacLeod, BA Stokes, PD Collingwood, KK Jennings, SG Borthwick, GJ Muchall, GR Breese, P Coughlin, C Rushworth.
Warwickshire's team: V Chopra, WTS Porterfield, IJL Trott, TR Ambrose, R Clarke, LJ Evans, CR Woakes, A Javid, JS Patel, OL Hannon-Dalby, WB Rankin.
10.06am - No surprise that Mark Stoneman has elected to bowl. It's grey, the clouds are hanging low, it's a fairly early start and there's a tinge of green in the wicket. Throw in the prospect of Duckworth-Lewis calculations later on and that was an important toss to win.
We have won the toss and will bowl! https://t.co/7j5FzwwcNr
— Durham Cricket Club (@DurhamCricket) September 20, 2014
10.02am - London woke up to a grey morning and the covers have been on. The good news though is that there has not been any rain about for the past few hours so the outfield is fine and the players have been able to warm-up as they would normally. The big centre-wicket cover has since been removed too.
10am - Welcome to this morning's live blog from Lord's where Warwickshire will look to complete a sweep of the limited-overs trophies this season following their NatWest T20 Blast success last month.
Durham are chasing a fifth title in eight seasons, which was kick-started by their win in this tournament at Lord's in 2007. Popular all-rounder Gareth Breese, who was a part of that success, is set to play his final game with the club today after a decade in the north-east.
Scott Borthwick and Ben Stokes sign autographs as they leave the Nursery ground https://t.co/DHkoNVciCk
— Durham Cricket Club (@DurhamCricket) September 20, 2014