Team news from Gloucestershire's LV COUnty Championship Division Two match against Essex.

Weather: Sunny

Wicket: Firm

Gloucestershire: Kadeer Ali, C M Spearman, H J H Marshall A P R Gidman (Capt), C G Taylor, J E C Franklin, S D Snell (Wkt) I D Saxelby, J Lewis, V Banerjee, S P Kirby.

Essex: J E R Gallian, V Chopra, J C Mickleburgh, M J Walker M L Pettini (Capt), J S Foster (Wkt), R N ten Doeschate J D Middlebrook, C J C Wright, D D Masters, M A Chambers.

Essex won toss and decided to field.

Umpires: J W Holder and J W Lloyds