County Championship – Surrey aim for big total; Somerset seek wickets – text and radio

Lancashire’s cricket director Paul Allott wasn’t particularly complimentary about Somerset’s pitch after the first day.

“To be honest, the pitch is below average and verging on poor in my view,” he told BBC Radio Lancashire.

“It looks like a fifth-day Test match pitch – it’s warm, it’s pitted, and there are some areas in that are obviously hugely conducive for spin bowling.

“It’s disappointing to come all the way down to Taunton and be confronted with those conditions in such an important game.”

You can hear more about what the former England seamer had to say below…