Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle

Ben Slater enjoys playing Durham. He's just reached 50 for the second time in this game and now has nine half centuries against them, plus a double hundred.

The latest came in 69 balls and included 9x4s. He made 52 in the first innings and is on the same score now.

Two wickets have fallen today. Nightwatchman Rob Lord was caught by Ben McKinney at first slip on 15, off the bowling of James Minto.

Freddie McCann then survived two massive shouts for caught behind off Ben Raine. The bowler looked stunned when Peter Hartley refused to give either.

But Brydon Carse then bowled McCann for six anyway, so his luck didn't last for long.

Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle

Durham have one task today and that's taking nine wickets.

But taking wickets here has not been easy in the last few days. It's been a batsman's paradise.

The first innings aggregate was 1,071 runs, but having scored a record 664, Durham did end up with a first innings lead of 257.

So Notts have their work cut out to wipe out the deficit which stood at 190 at the start of play.

Yesterday was a truly miserable day. It was gloomy and very cold with a northerly hammering the ground. But the sun is out today and it feels like summer is here once again, which may aid the batsmen. We'll see.

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Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle

We're not quite sure why Durham continued batting as long as they did. But the innings eventually came to an end when Codi Yusuf was run out for seven.

Durham were all out for their highest First Class score of 664. It beats the 648-5d they coincidentally set here against Notts in 2009.

At 174.1 overs it is now their longest innings too, beating the 172.1 overs at Worcester in 2009.

The lead is 257 and there are 16 overs left of day three, providing the light holds. It's been gloomy and cold in CLS all day.

Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle

That's centuries in back-to-back innings for Durham's Graham Clark.

Two weeks ago he made his highest score, 160, in a draw at Hampshire.

Today he got to three figures with a risky single on 99. It took 144 balls, 9x4s and 1x6.

It's the third time Durham have had at least three centurions in an innings v Notts.

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Martin Emmerson
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Graham Clark has broken a record he set at Trent Bridge in April this year.

He and Colin Ackermann put on 145, which was Durham's highest sixth-wicket stand against Notts. Today he's put on 162 with Ollie Robinson for the sixth wicket.

Durham are 564-5 and lead by 157. There's only been one wicket today and that was this morning when Emilio Gay was out for 104.

Clark has 83 and Robinson 141.

Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle

Ollie Robinson has joined Emiiio Gay in reaching 100 in this game. It's his 10th in First Class cricket. And the efforts of him and Gay have cancelled out Haseeb Hameed's double hundred for Notts on day one.

Robinson last made a century in the heat of Chelmsford last June. He also scored 171*, this week last year, at Blackpool.

But the knock at Essex was the start of a long run of low scores - until he made 76 at Hampshire two weeks ago. Prior to that he'd amassed just 201 runs in 16 championship innings, as the early season form of 2024 deserted him.

It's good to see him scoring well again though, although he was dropped earlier today on 35 by Joe Clarke, at first slip, off the bowling of Mohhamad Abbas.

However, this is a road of a track and there's nothing in it for the bowlers at all. Even if Durham build a big enough lead to allow them to declare, it is going to be very difficult to take 10 Notts wickets in the time left in the game.

Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle

Ollie Robinson and Emilio Gay have added 94 runs so far for Durham's fifth wicket.

Robinson got to his half-century a little earlier but could have been out moments later. A short ball from Rob Lord seemed to hold up in the track and Robinson was through the shot too early.

It was heart-in-the-mouth stuff as the ball arched towards the covers, but thankfully for him it was just out of reach of Liam Patterson-White.

The deficit is now 35 runs and that should be wiped out well before lunch. Robinson has 56 and Gay 94.

Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle

Despite the greenness of the wicket it's been a good one to bat on so far. Durham resume their first innings, on the third morning, 87 runs behind Notts' first innings total of 407.

Barring a batting collapse, you'd imagine they will edge in front some time before lunch and then look to build a decent lead.

Emilio Gay will resume on 74 and Ollie Robinson 25. Their partnership is worth 42.

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