The hosts have a fourth batting point to match Kent's first-innings efforts.

They're not far off their opponents' total now too.

Mark Church
BBC Radio London commentator

A good delivery that nipped back.

A good innings from Jordan Clark, there's still movement there.

This could be a very interesting 10 minutes before lunch.

Luke Wells is in for his first bowl of the morning as Lancashire seek a breakthrough.

He struck with his second ball yesterday evening.

Brooke Guest picks up a couple and then is encouraged to settle for a single by his batting partner Jack Morley. He's up to 46.

Morley almost picks out Anderson Phillip with the final ball but it drops safe for a fortunate single.

Ethan Brookes is playing with a little more freedom after getting himself in and hits a couple of nice fours - the second of which is lovely reverse sweep off Simon Harmer.

Matthew Waite has also been very patient on five from 50 balls.

The Pears needed these two to do what they're doing after losing those early wickets.

Worcestershire's lead is 319.

Ollie Robinson swivels and tucks Rob Lord down to fine leg for a single which brings up the 400 for Durham.

It's come in the 119th over.

200 up for Sussexpublished at 12:30 British Summer Time 18 May

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Somerset 338 v Sussex 152 & 202-7 f/o - lead by 16 runs

Fynn Hudson-Prentice picks up a couple and then finds the boundary to take Sussex past the 200 mark. Still a LOT of work for the visitors to do.

Almost another run out as John Simpson flicks it down the leg side and takes a quick single, forcing his batting partner Fynn Hudson-Prentice to rush through.

Wicketkeeper James Rew chases it down, whips his glove off quickly and makes the direct hit.... but Hudson-Prentice had just made his ground.

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Durham 396-4 v Notts 407

A change of pace perhaps?

Ollie Robinson steps down the pitch and fairly effortlessly smacks Liam Patterson-White's first ball of his 22nd over back over his head for a six.

He then goes on the back foot to hammer a shot through point, but good work on the boundary keeps it to two.

A single takes Robinson to 72.

Mark Davis
Former Somerset seamer on BBC Radio Somerset

Jack Leach has bowled straighter and he's given it a bit of loop.

All that hard work for Coles' 39 is gone, he's batted very well but the execution just wasn't there for it.

Somerset have had to toil really hard, I said eight wickets by lunch would be great.

Nick Webb
BBC Radio Wales

Northants have improved their resistance in the early stages of day three after starting 190 runs behind with three wickets already down.

First innings top scorer Luke Procter has dug in, but it was James Sales who dominated the stand of 53 as he took three boundaries off the usually economical Timm van der Gugten.

But Sales, on 35, edged through to Chris Cooke in the Netherlands international’s next over and Rob Keogh, in sketchy form, made a nervy start before being caught behind driving at Asitha Fernando for six.

Northants have a long way to go in the Cardiff sunshine but the pitch could still help their cause even if it flattens out, as often happens at Sophia Gardens.

Derbyshire were in a sticky situation when they resumed but their fifth-wicket pair have seen off James Anderson et al and put on 70.

Brooke Guest has moved within seven of his fifty, while nightwatchman Jack Morley is within 12 of an unlikely maiden first-class half-century.

Frustration for the Red Rose.

Dave Bracegirdle
BBC Radio Nottingham commentator

The start of the day has very much belonged to the batters.

It's a flat pitch, there's not a lot going for the bowlers.

Notts are keeping their spirits up with lots of encouragement.

450 up for Surreypublished at 12:21 British Summer Time 18 May

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Surrey 452-7 v Yorkshire 255

Tom Lawes smashes Adam Lyth up and over the top for four to bring the score past 450.

From 384-7 at the start of the day, the hosts have already added another 68 runs and lost just the one wicket.

They now lead by 197.

A second century of the season for the in-form Glos man.

He has more than 500 runs this campaign with only three players having scored more than him so far.

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Durham 384-4 v Notts 407

Emilio Gay climbs into a short, wide ball from Rob Lord and thrashes it to the rope to bring up his eighth first-class century from 205 balls.

A lovely innings, featuring 10 fours, which is putting his side into a super position.

They need just 23 more for parity.

Ollie Robinson has 62 and the stand is worth 109.

Image source, Gett

Sussex have achieved what would have been objective number one at the start of this innings and that's get some sort of lead.

Somerset will at least have to bat again.