Sussex have been told to keep focus as they close in on promotion.
The county dominated day one of their penultimate fixture in Championship division two.
They bowled out hosts Gloucestershire for just 109 in Bristol, then closed on 149-4.
Sussex went into the last two games knowing 13 points would secure promotion.
Four wickets from Jaydev Unadkat helped them to all three bowling bonus points.
Head coach Paul Farbrace said: “It’s a cliché, but we keep saying that we just have to focus on what we do.
“Having said that, of course you get drawn to looking at other scores and we know Yorkshire have missed out on two batting points today.
“A win here would be nice, but we are a long way off that.
“We will have to bat well because the ball will turn as the game goes on and we have to bat last.”
Unadkat finished with 4-32, while Ollie Robinson and Tom Clark claimed three wickets each. Tom Price top-scored with 25 in a sorry Gloucestershire batting effort.
Sussex then put nature of the pitch at the Seat Unique Stadium in perspective, Tom Haines making 40, Tom Alsop 37 and James Coles 36 not out. Off-spinner Ollie Price took 2-13.
Farbrace said: “It was an interesting day. All the chat was about the wicket turning, but it was the seamers who were the mainstay.
“There is a long way to go in the game and a lot of cricket to be played.
“The pitch had good carry and bounce.
“There was a little bit of grip and all the seamers enjoyed bowling on it.
“You want everyone involved in the game, so it looks a good cricket wicket to me.
“Jaydev has been excellent and showed why we brought him back and why he is coming back again next year.
“He is an outstanding bowler whose skills are well suited to English cricket and he runs in and tries hard every day.”
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