Warwickshire County Cricket Club were bowled out for 298 on the opening day of their County Championship game with Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.
Warwicks, again fell victim to a middle order collapse after losing Ian Westwood for ten when he was caught behind by Chris Read in the fourteenth over and Ateeq Javid for a duck caught by Mullaney.
Varun Chopra had scored 76 of Warwickshire's runs but with the score on 125-2, Chopra was caught behind by Read to give Luke Fletcher his first wicket.
The collapse started with Laurie Evans going in the next over, again caught by Read after making 32. Steffan Piolet, back from his loan at Sussex went for one, another victim for Read and for Fletcher.
Read then ran out Chris Woakes who had made one run and although Darren Maddy and Keith Barker briefly halted the slump, Notts were back taking wickets when Barker was caught by Hales off the bowling of Adams who also took the wicket of Maddy who had made 47.
Jeetan Patal battled his way to an unbeaten 66 but when Fletcher had wicketkeeper Pete McKay caught after making 33 and Maurice Chambers also caught, Warwicks were all out for 298 with Fletcher having figures of 4-56 and Adams having fixtures of 4-77.
Five overs were bowled by Warwicks and they took three wickets. Keith Barker bowled Hales first ball. Then Fletcher lasted five balls scoring two runs before he was bowled by Chambers who also took the wicket of Michael Lumb when he gave Varun Chopra a catch on the first delivery he faced.
Notts closed on 14-3.