ON a ground where they have been soundly beaten for the last four years, Durham chose to bowl on a fine morning at Edgbaston and Warwickshire reached 105 without loss at lunch.

That was despite the hosts handing a debut to Andrew Umeed, a 20-year-old opener from Glasgow, whose only previous first-class match was for Scotland against Afghanistan last June.

The only consolation for Paul Collingwood after exercising his right to dispense with the toss for the first time was that he felt fit enough to bowl.

Perhaps he was trying to prove his fitness for the next T20 match after being left out at Worcester on Friday with a sore toe, but the mere fact that he had to come on with the score on 84 after 23 overs was bad news for his team.

Collingwood dropped Umeed on 19 when he was unable to hang on to an edged drive off Graham Onions, who kept going for nine overs in search of a breakthrough.

He beat Varun Chopra on 42 with his final ball, although the same batsman had twice driven him through the covers earlier in the over.

Brydon Carse was the most economical bowler, conceding 13 off six overs, but there were few signs that the decision to bowl first was justified.

Umeed matched his partner early on, but as the morning progressed Chopra became dominant, reaching 63 at lunch with Umeed on 33.