165-8 at Tea.
71 Not Out from Ryan McLaren has at least salvaged a little pride, and prevented a complete humping.
Coldest I’ve ever been at a match, so left before lunch. The fare in front of me didn’t help, so the footy seemed a better choice.
Getting a copy of Playfair (NOT Playboy before anyone asks) was the highlight, but kudos to McLaren for the recovery.
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Hampshire finish on 189-8 at close of play, after bad light drew an abrupt and early end to the days proceedings. A shame, as Ryan McLaren and James Tomlinson were putting together a decent partnership, and looking like they might both stick around for a while.
Still, from the state we were in when I first loggod on and checked the thread – I’d take 189-8 after having been 88-7.
Shocking start to the campaign, but Ryan’s unbeaten 84 so far has been a commendable rescue act.
I can hardly wait for tomorrow. 
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A washed out day’s play thus far, with not so much as a single ball bowled.
Though somewhat curiously, there were a lot of Hants players out in the middle of the pitch at times. It almost looked like they were tampering with the covers and doing some sort of strange african tribal-rain-dance or something.
Duckworth-Lewis to the rescue?
Wow, is it raining in Soton, it’s as dry as Mrs Btripz here in Bournemouth…
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Yep. Pitch inspection again at 3pm mate. Hopefully (or hopefully not as the case may or may not be) we’ll get some play in soon.
Complete wash-out in the end. Not a single ball bowled.
Saved by the rain?
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That was a better day with the bat, only eight wickets down after two days.
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Currently scores stand as
Hants 202-ao
Warwickshire 59-3 off of 12 overs.
12:28
That’s a big wicket for Hampshire.
James Vince has Jonathan Trott caught in the slips by Sean Ervine with just his fourth delivery.
Ian Bell is unbeaten on 21 at the other end.
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Cheers for the updates BTripz.
Cracking start from Fidel trapping both Openers LBW early on.
It’s a shame that Ian Bell only seems to recklessly throw away his wicket wafting away at thin air when he pulls on an England Shirt. Could do with some of their Captain’s “England Qualities” being flourished this afternoon at the Rose Bowl.
Warwickshire 77-3 at Lunch.
Destroy them Fidel. Destroy them!
Breakthrough: Ryan McLaren takes the wicket of Sam Hain, caught behind by Adam Wheater.
Warwickshire 108-4.
Wicket! – 133-5.
Tim Ambrose falls to James Tomlinson, caught by Tom Alsop.
Warwickshire trail Hants by 65 runs with five 1st Innings wickets remaining.
One doesn’t like to get too excited as 133-5 can turn into 300-6 but…this looks like damage limitation.
Currently 164-5. But it sure could have been a lot worse at this point.
After day one – I expected to be batting again by now.
Update: Ian Bell is a cunt.
And with that, I must get back to work for a while.
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Sorry, that’ll be my fault.
Originally posted by @Rallyboy
Sorry, that’ll be my fault.
Haha – only 17 runs short mate – that was some premonition/test of fate. 
And Ian Bell is still a cunt. Well, he’s actually become even more of a cunt since my last update. He is now a fully-fledged cuntosaurus. A truly massive cunt.
BBC Solent Sport @ solentsport 5m5 minutes ago Southampton, England
Ian Bell’s innings of 174 comes to end as he skies Tomlinson to Vince at deep mid on. @ WarwickshireCCC 355-8, lead @ hantscricket by 153
I’ve got a bad feeling about the next few hours…
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