Somerset skipper Justin Langer was involved in more controversy last night that will bring his future with the club into further doubt.

The Australian admitted his side now face a tough task to save their Championship game with Hampshire at the Rose Bowl.

Somerset CCC ended day two on 98-3 – some 450 runs behind the hosts with two days to go on a turning pitch.

Langer is forbidden from discussing umpiring decisions, but his actions after he was given out, caught at first slip off Imran Tahir, made clear that he felt he had not hit the ball.

The Australian was asked to report to the umpires – Nick Cook and international official Mark Benson – following the close of play.

Langer's future with Somerset next year is uncertain. He has not yet been offered a new contract and looks increasingly likely to leave. He said: "I will decide my future at the end of the season."

Only last week Langer was jeered by spectators at Taunton after he held leg-spinner Max Waller back from the bowling attack.

If he does move on, Marcus Trescothick is the obvious choice to take over as captain, with an overseas bowler replacing Langer in the side.

Pakistan A leg-spinner Tahir has taken all three wickets and the Australian conceded he will be a 'nightmare' to face over the weekend after Hampshire made 548 all out. "The pitch is five days old, so it was a big toss for us to lose," said Langer. "It is going to be a tough task and we are going to have to show some character – the first thing we have to do is to get to the follow-on score (399), so we will have to bat well on day three."

Tahir has clearly benefited from a pre-match practice session with former Hampshire captain and fellow leg-spinner Shane Warne.

Already he has the scalps of Arul Suppiah, James Hildreth and Langer to his name. Much will depend on Trescothick, who ended the day on 36 not out.

"Tahir is going to be a nightmare to play, particularly for the left-handers bowling into that rough," said Langer.

"There is not a lot of rough for the right-handers, although he has got Arul and James out. You play on a five-day old wicket then you would expect it to be hard."

He added: "We probably didn't bowl as well as we could have and we dropped some catches again, so they are costing us. The dropped catches are becoming a familiar story – they are crucial.

"Maybe the Championship (title bid) is gone now but Nottinghamshire drew today so we will look at it over the next few days."

Jimmy Adams was the mainstay of Hampshire's innings with 147.