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Day Two

Morning: With depressing inevitability, Tom Fell couldn't push on for a big score as both he and Josh Tongue were dismissed in the half an hour of play possible before the rain came.

Afternoon: Having been interrupted by weather just as two batsmen were settling in, the long afternoon session became a steady procession of wickets as one batsman after another came and went. Only Joe Leach and Charlie Morris provided any real resistance as the Pears collapsed to 156 all out.

Evening: And just as you thought the pitch might give us a bit of help, the marathon evening session saw only two Middlesex wickets fall as the visitors cruised to 195-2 at close of play, leading by 260 on a day that was not only Worcestershire's worst of the season so far, but their worst in any format for well over a year.

The game's now all but gone, and the only slender hope is for further rain to help us play out a draw.