Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle

I am not sure how much play we will see in CLS today. My light meter tells me we are already down to about 200 lux and that's when the lights would normally be on.

They haven't switched them on yet but I expect to see them cranked into action before play starts. There have been a few spots of rain around and the umpires are out assessing the situation.

Even with the lights on, "bad light" may well be an issue.

We have already lost 40 overs in the game because of the light and if they do get started on time then Durham need to bowl Yorkshire out before lunch, which is easier said than done.

But, from about 2.15pm some serious rain is due. The sort of rain which will end the game as a draw.

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Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle

At the start of Yorkshire's second innings, Adam Lyth needed another 14 runs to reach 15,000 in First Class cricket and he got there with a four in the eighth over.

He and Finlay Bean have made a steady start in the afternoon sunshine of Chester-le-Street, but there's still a lot of work to do for Yorkshire to get back into this game.

Having said that, things were looking bleak this morning when Alex Lees and Emilio Gay put together a record second-wicket stand. But the new ball seemed to change things, with seven wickets falling in 23 overs after its introduction.

Certainly Durham's first innings lead of 120 runs was not as big as many would have expected in the first hour of the day.

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Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle

Batting suddenly looks all the more difficult since Yorkshire introduced the new ball 10 overs ago.

It produced its first wicket three and a half overs in as Ollie Robinson, who has been struggling for form for a few months, fell lbw to Jack White for 16.

Emilio Gay was then dropped at mid-wicket on 150, by Jordan Thompson, off the bowling of George Hill. But the bowler got him three deliveries later as the ball clattered into his off stump with the batsman on 152.

And moments ago Will Rhodes fell lbw for 13 to Ben Sears, to continue his poor run of form at the start of the season.

Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle

Alex Lees and Emilio Gay have broken Durham's record for a second-wicket stand in first-class cricket.

Moments after Lees hit Matthew Revis' first ball of the day for six, he was caught by Ben Sears at long leg, following a top edge off the third ball of the over.

It ended a stand with Gay of 279, which is five more than the partnership achieved by Mark Stoneman and Scott Borthwick, in 2014 against Middlesex.

Revis then got Colin Ackermann for an eight-ball duck in his next over. He was caught behind by Jonny Bairstow.

Gay has 120 and Durham now trail Yorkshire by four runs.

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Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle

We're set for a prompt start today but the cloud cover remains a concern. We've already lost in the region of 40 overs during this game to bad light.

There are sunny spells forecast for later, but I wouldn't be surprised to see the lights on again at some point.

For now though, it's about Durham gaining as many batting points as they can. And shortly Alex Lees will resume his first innings on 148 and Emilio Gay on 105. Their partnership is worth 242.

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Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle

Emilio Gay has joined Alex Lees in reaching three figures for Durham today. And how he needed that because he's already had three ducks in four innings this season.

His century came in 163 balls and included 12x4s, but just moments after getting there the players left the field once again because of bad light.

It's certainly been Durham's day though. The Yorkshire bowling looks blunt and the only wicket to fall today came at the end of the sixth over.

Lees will resume, at some point, on 148 and his partnership with Gay is 242 runs from 346 balls.

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Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle

Alex Lees and Emilio Gay have become record breakers.

They have now added 211 for the second wicket stand - the highest second wicket partnership for Durham against Yorkshire.

It beats the 204 put on by Michael Di Venuto and Will Smith against them here in 2009. That game ended in a draw.

Lees currently has 140 and Gay is on 83.

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Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle

There were 44 overs left of the day when the players went off for bad light and tea at 3.48pm.

Two overs have been lost, but I think the possibility of getting the majority of the remaining 42 overs in will be on the slim side.

It's still a bit gloomy, even with the lights on and there's plenty of low cloud about.