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Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle

Surrey certainly enjoyed the best of the morning, in the heat of The Oval, as they reached 101-1 by the break. But the big worry for Durham is the fitness of Matty Potts.

He was chasing a drive from Ryan Patel when he collided heavily with an advertising hoarding at the foot of the pavilion. Replays suggest his foot crashed into the boarding and his ankle twisted. He may have hurt his knee as well.

The Durham physio was quickly on the ground to check him out and a doctor joined her from the stand. Thankfully Potts was able to get up after a few minutes and limp up to the dressing room.

He has been replaced by former Surrey player Scott Borthwick, who was included in the Durham squad for the first time this season, but did not make the starting 11.

I am not sure if we will see anything more of Potts in this game. Fingers crossed it is not as bad as it looked. But England may well have the final say on that anyway.

Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle

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It's already hot at The Oval and likely to get much hotter as the day goes on. We are looking at highs of 33C later this afternoon.

So, the last thing you don't want to do is put a side in and have them go along at four an over in the first hour of play. Rory Burns and Dom Sibley have got off to a flyer. They added 50 inside 16 overs.

Some of the bowling has been too loose, particularly that of Daniel Hogg. The tall, fast bowler has gone for 22 runs in four overs, with 12 of those coming in consecutive balls.

He's now been replaced at the Pavilion End by debutant Jimmy Neesham. The New Zealander's two previous Championship matches were in 2021 and 2022.

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