Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle

It's purely about batting points now at Chester-le-Street and Durham have 38 overs remaining in which to try to reach 450.

They need 4.5 runs an over to do it and are going along at 4.8.

Worcestershire's task has not been helped by the fact Brett D'Oliveira injured his ankle after one delivery earlier and can't bowl. He's not on the field.

They have now used nine bowlers, including Kashif Ali. I had him down as a leggy but he's bowling medium pace. Daniel Lategan is bowling for the first time in a championship match as well.

Emilio Gay has just added two runs to take his total to 151. And with Hampshire five down at Somerset, a defeat for them and a draw here would see Durham out of the bottom two. And any bating points would be an added bonus.

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Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle

Worcestershire skipper Brett D'Oliveira has spent the afternoon off the field after he rolled his ankle bowling his first ball of the match.

It could be a bitter blow for The Pears, who are just two days away from the One-Day Cup final against Hampshire.

Durham lost two wickets in the morning session before Emilio Gay and David Bedingham put on 122 for the third wicket.

Bedingham has been struggling for any kind of form this season, following a broken toe against Warwickshire back in the spring. When he was fit to play again he was away with South Africa.

In the few glimpses we have seen of him since, there's not been much form to talk about. He had a scratchy start today before settling in and reaching 50. But then he got carried away and paid the price.

Having hit Matthew Waite for a four and a six, he tried to pull him for another maximum off the final ball of the over and was caught on 58 at fine leg.

Live by the sword die by the sword, as they say. But given Durham's relegation predicament he could have been a bit more risk averse today and spent most of the afternoon in the middle.

Meanwhile, Gay has 92 runs and has hit some lovely cover drives to the boundary.

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