That will take the wind out of his sails.

Ethan Brookes becomes the latest batter to be struck where it hurts most this morning as Jamie Porter clatters him 'amidships'.

He rolls on the floor briefly before the physio comes out - presumably with a handful of ice cubes.

With rain continuing to fall at Edgbaston, an early lunch will be taken at 12:30.

We will provide you with any further updates as we get them as Nottinghamshire look to force a result on the final day.

Frank Watson
BBC Hereford & Worcester

It certainly has been an interesting game throughout.

Even at this late stage with it almost done, we're watching something quite special here from a young English all-rounder in Ethan Brookes.

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Sussex 435 v Surrey 449-6 (lead by 14 runs)

Jordan Clark has been pinged again!

This is not quite as much of a crusher as the one from Jayden Seales but Ollie Robinson has got another to lift off the pitch and clatter the Surrey man in the box for a second time.

The field is widespread as Essex try to prevent Ethan Brookes from keeping the strike.

The tactic doesn't work as a slow bouncer from Shane Snateris dabbed down to third man for one.

Brookes is 80 not out and Worcestershire require 37 runs for what would be an incredible victory.

Odds, still on Essex, though.

A beautiful cover drive from Tom Abell brings him four and Somerset trail Hampshire by just five runs now.

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Worcs 257-9 - target 295

Wow.

Shane Snater comes up and Ethan Brookes launches the ball back over his head for yet another six - and a 50 partnership with Jacob Duffy.

Superb stuff - and it's followed by four byes as a wayward delivery beats the keeper, who is standing up to the stumps.

Nick Gledhill
BBC Essex

This has been an innings of tremendous class from Ethan Brookes.

He's looking to be aggressive and the only hope for Worcestershire is for him to collect boundaries.

The Ethan Brookes onslaught continues as he pulls Jamie Porter's second ball for four.

An attempted uppercut doesn't come off as he fails to make contact and he scampers a single after being deceived by a slower ball.

Can Jacob Duffy see out the over? Yes. Brookes is 73 not out.

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Worcs 242-9 - target 295

This is a tremendous effort by Ethan Brookes, who hammers Simon Harmer for the fifth six of his innings.

He rotates the strike by taking a single from the final delivery and Essex decide to bring back Jamie Porter, who will have a new ball at his disposal.

Worcestershire need another 53 if Brookes can keep this going.

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Sussex 435 v Surrey 439-6 (lead by 4 runs)

Jordan Clark is lying prostrate after Jayden Seales fires an in-ducker which the Surrey man defends with his box.

That looks painful.

It's been a steady first hour from both sides in Southampton.

Somerset are slowly eating their way into that deficit and now trail by just 15 runs with eight wickets remaining.

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Kent 393 v Glos 472 & 172-2

Miles Hammond pushes Jas Singh away through the covers, takes three runs and reaches 50 from 79 balls. Gloucestershire lead by 252.

Another brilliant shot by Ethan Brookes, who pulls Kasun Rajitha through square leg for four with a Caribbean flourish.

Gordon Greenidge would have been proud of that one.

Rajitha responds by rapping him on the fingers and the batsman takes off his glove as he trots through for a single.

Nick Webb
BBC Radio Wales

Middlesex struck early in their bid to beat both Glamorgan and any poor weather as Toby Roland-Jones claimed the wicket of Kiran Carlson, who looked disappointed to be given out caught behind without addition to his overnight 54.

Under overcast skies, Chris Cooke and Timm van der Gugten dug in grimly against Middlesex’s four-man seam attack as the score crawled past 200 with the first boundary not coming until the 13th over of the day, when van der Gugten straight-drove Henry Brookes for four.

Spinner Zafar Gohar found some turn immediately, but Middlesex have a second new ball available shortly as they bid for an innings win.

Just a quick update from Warwickshire and, bad news if you're of a Nottinghamshire persuasion, it's still raining at Edgbaston.

The covers remain firmly on and there is no sign that there will be any play today just yet with Notts four wickets away from victory.

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Worcs 229-9 - target 295

Image source, Rex Features

Simon Harmer drops fractionally short and Ethan Brookes just clears the fielder on the mid-wicket boundary to reach his first 50 of the season from 73 balls.

An impressive innings by the young man.

Two big shouts for LBW in as many balls from Kyle Abbott.

The first provides a huge appeal from behind the wicket but looks uppish.

The following delivery Abbott steams in and again the ball hits Sean Dickson on the pad but it looks like it is going down leg stump.

Good hostile bowling, however, from the South African.

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Worcs 221-9 - target 295

Full-on Bazball now at Chelmsford.

Ethan Brookes ramps the first ball of a new Kasun Rajitah over for six.

The next ball is a low full toss and he swings it over square leg for another maximum.

Brookes is 48 not out.