"Toby Roland-Jones finished with a five-wicket return as Middlesex made Gloucestershire follow on at Lord's to boost their prospects of an opening-round win in the County Championship."
"The 38-year-old paceman, who ended last season as Division Two's second-highest wicket-taker with 45, completed his first stint of the new campaign with 5-37 to dismiss the visitors for 216."
"Ben Charlesworth and Joe Phillips provided resistance with a dogged partnership of 78 when Gloucestershire batted again but they closed on 120-3, still facing an uphill battle to avoid defeat on the fourth day."
Middlesex declared at 445-9, with Du Plooy scoring 182 and Cracknell 97. Gloucestershire struggled, scoring 216, with Hammond top-scoring at 77. Roland-Jones took 5-37, supported by Gohar's 3-47. In their second innings, Gloucestershire ended day three at 120-3, still trailing by 109 runs. Resistance came from Phillips and Charlesworth, but the team faced a challenging task to avoid defeat on the final day.
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