CCD1 review: Mark Footitt targets England spot after Surrey haul

Mark Footitt set his sights on an England call after putting the skids under Warwickshire to give Surrey total control of their Specsavers County Championship Division One season opener.

The pace bowler took 6-14 runs in a nine-over spell of relentless hostility either side of tea to shatter the visitors' first innings - they were bowled out for 91 in reply to the hosts' 454.

Footitt has been in England squads before but now wants to break into Joe Root's new-look team.

"You always try to push for that. If you keep taking wickets and bowling well then why not? Gareth Batty got a call-up last winter and he was 38!" the 31-year-old said.

"Would I like to go to Australia this winter for the Ashes? I've never even been there, so it would be nice! But let's see what happens - I'm just trying to do well for Surrey."

Forced to follow on at the Kia Oval, Warwickshire reached 29 without loss in their second innings by stumps, a deficit of 334.

Alex Davies' unbeaten fifty tightened Lancashire's stranglehold over Essex at Chelmsford.

The 22-year-old opener helped the visitors build on their first-innings lead of 160 with 50 not out to amass a lead of 274 runs with nine wickets remaining at stumps on day two.

Lancashire captain Steven Croft had declined to enforce the follow-on after Stephen Parry wrapped up the Essex innings with his third wicket.

Jimmy Anderson (3-56) turned the screw with Kyle Jarvis from the start of the day, making it difficult for Essex to score with any freedom.

Ravi Bopara struggled before the first interval, but found his range after it and was seventh out for a 112-ball 46 that included seven fours.

When Lancashire went in again, Essex did themselves no favours by dropping Alex Davies twice when he was on 10 and 26, both off Neil Wagner. Tom Westley spilled an in-and-out chance at second slip and Ryan ten Doeschate failed to hang on at leg gulley.

Davies reached his 50 from the penultimate ball of the day as Lancashire closed on 114-1 in their second innings.

Yorkshire set Hampshire 320 to win after a mixed second-innings batting effort at Headingley on day two.

Gary Ballance's side are the most likely winners, but they will no doubt be hugely frustrated at failing to put Hampshire to bed having claimed a lead of 132 in the first innings shortly after lunch.

After posting 273 on day one and then reducing the visitors to 58-5, Yorkshire bowled them out for 141, with superb Ben Coad finishing with six wickets and Tim Bresnan four.

Yorkshire then fell to 187 all out in their second innings either side of tea as Kyle Abbott picked a brilliant 7-41 from 14 overs after switching ends from the Football Stand to the Kirkstall Lane End early in the innings.

Gary Ballance and wicketkeeper Andrew Hodd at least scored important half-centuries for the hosts before Hampshire faced four overs before close, reaching 10-0.