300 up for Sussexpublished at 11:22 British Summer Time 1 July

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Sussex 301-3 v Warwickshire 415

Expect there to be a lot of draws around this week, including possibly this match.

If that is to be the case, in a clash between two sides vying in the top half of the Division One table, then the bonus point battle is key.

Another leg-side clip for four from Danial Ibrahim off Oli Hannon-Dalby has given Sussex their second batting point, with 23 overs remaining to try to find at least 100 runs for two more, and also to try to prevent Warwickshire from taking the six wickets they need for two more bowling points.

A contest within a contest.

We averaged around 200 runs in each of their first two sessions at the Kia Oval yesterday. It's likely the scoring rate may be dramatically lower than that today.

So far, Durham have added three singles from five overs, two for Will Rhodes and the other for Alex Lees.

That's hardly surprising - it's all about frustrating and exhausting the Surrey bowlers for as long as they can today.

Ben Kellaway tickles one round the corner for a single off Todd Murphy and the Glamorgan total reaches 250.

Gloucestershire are using spin from both ends at the moment - Colin Ingram pulled Graeme van Buuren for four in the previous over adn he is now 64 not out.

Glamorgan have made a positive start to day three against Gloucestershire with Ben Kellaway cover driving Todd Murphy for an early four - they are 239-4, with Kellaway 63 not out.

Calvin Harrison is nearing a half-century for Northants at Canterbury - they are 147-1, with Ricard Vasconcelos 88 not out against Kent.

Middlesex are on top but still looking for their first breakthrough of the day at Leicester, where the home side are now 109-8, 425 behind.

With Chris Rushworth off the field with injury, Oli Hanon-Dalby is going to be busy today and tired tonight.

He overpitches slightly to Danial Ibrahim, straying onto his pads, and Ibrahim needs no invitation to clip neatly across the lightning fast outfield to the short boundary for another four.

Positive start from the hosts, who are closing in on their second batting point.

Dropped catch at Yorkpublished at 11:11 British Summer Time 1 July

11:11 BST 1 July

Yorks 150-3 v Essex 368

Golden opportunity for Essex to pick up a key wicket in the third over of the day - and it goes begging.

Adam Lyth edges Khaleel Ahmed to slip, it reaches Dean Elgar at a comfortable height but the South African snatches at the ball and spills it.

Essex may come to regret that if Lyth, currently on 66, goes on to make a hundred here...

Lucky lad, Ben Slater.

Jack Leach finds turn and the Notts left-hander 'nutmegs' himself with an inside edge which runs down to long leg and they take three runs.

Corey Rocchiccioli will continue to hold up one end, despite the ball being two overs old.

Danial Ibrahim made an unbeaten century last week and is aiming to pick up where he left off, driving the Aussie nicely through the covers for the first boundary of the morning.

Durham captain Alex Lees resumes the task of occupying the crease for as long as possible by playing out a maiden from Dan Worrall to begin the third day's play.

The left-hander has reinvented himself in recent years, after becoming an early casualty of the Bazball Test regime, but it's probably the case that the 'original' Alex Lees needs to show up today.

A couple of singles each for Ben Slater and Jack Haynes in Jack Leach's first over of the day. Archie Vaughan will bowl the second.

Ben Allison takes the opening over of the day and gets his very first delivery to spit up at Tilak Varma, fizzing past his shoulder as he gets his hands and bat out of the way.

Nightmare fodder for the home side, who want this deck to be flat and placid as it looked on the opening couple of days.

Khaleel Ahmed delivers the first over of the day and it costs him four runs, a square cut from Jonny Bairstow that flies to the rope.

Yorkshire will need a few more of those from their skipper as they look to lower this first-innings deficit, which is currently 221.

Kevan James
BBC Radio Solent commentator

There's a lot for Hampshire to do today to stay in the game and tomorrow.

It has to be said that Worcestershire have played very, very well especially in the batting department but they also bowled well in that evening session last night.

Ben Brown and Tilak Varma head out to the middle with the intention of staying there, for a very long time.

The Pears would love a couple more wickets in this opening session, to put it mildly.

Right then, which way is this one going to go?

Jack Leach and Archie Vaughan looked threatening on day two and we can expect both to send down plenty of overs at Notts today.

Leach will bowl the first over. Two slips in place.

Corey Rocchiccioli has one ball of his over left from last night, after getting rid of Daniel Hughes.

New man Danial Ibrahim will be on strike, with James Coles 56 not out at the opposite crease.

Can the home side up their scoring rate a bit to push for maximum bonus points?

Josh Bohannon and Keaton Jennings resume their innings at Queen's Park, with a lead of 220 - one they would probably love their winless side to double by around tea-time.

Unbeaten Derbyshire need a flurry of wickets to keep themselves in this. Blair Tickner will be the first bowler to try and find one.