The big scores in this early season keep on coming!

Northants opener Emilio Gay has gone past 250 with his side now on 471-4 against Middlesex. James Sales has 69 at the other end.

Gloucestershire's Australian opener Cameron Bancroft has reached his fifty against Yorkshire. The hosts are handily placed in Bristol on 114-3, replying to Yorkshire's 326.

Sussex are also going along nicely in their first innings. Tom Haines has 78 in their 135-1. They trail Leicestershire by 203.

And in Cardiff, Derbyshire just continue to shade things against Glamorgan. They're 143-4 and 94 behind with Wayne Madsen on 47.

Good stuff from Lancashire pair Keaton Jennings and Luke Wells as they bring up the 50.

Wells is leading the way with 37 as his captain is still in single figures.

Jamie Porter is back on for his second spell of the innings and Daniel Bell-Drummond has just glanced him for a single to bring 50 onto the scoreboard for Kent.

Still another 331 required to beat the follow-on target, of course, but the visitors haven't looked in any real difficulty since lunch.

With that said, Ben Compton was given a life on 16 when he edged Simon Harmer, but the slip fielder failed to hang on.

Brian Halford
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

I thought that Warwickshire might have gone on a little bit further to just try and get more fielding in the Durham legs but this will move the match forward now.

Ollie Pope gets up and running with a lovely midwicket clip for four off Migael Pretorius.

How many times have we seen him do that at The Oval?

Durham openers Alex Lees and Scott Borthwick have made their way to the middle.

The follow-on target is 549!

Shoaib Bashir is doing a good job for Lewis Gregory.

He has removed Burns and his 14 overs have only cost 25 runs.

Expect a long spell for him this afternoon as England colleague Ollie Pope has come to the middle.

Richard Rae
BBC Radio Leicester Sport

Sussex, quietly, effectively, steadily getting themselves into a rather good position in this game.

At the end of the over in which Dan Mousley reaches 50, Warwickshire declare.

They will not match their record score of 810-4 dec, ending 112 shy.

Will Rhodes walks off unbeaten on 178 with Mousley on 55.

Of course, Alex Davies top scored with a career-best 256 and Rob Yates smashed 191.

Callum Parkinson did grab two wickets, but his 40 overs went for 206.

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Warwickshire 692-3 v Durham

The landmarks keep on coming.

This time, it's for Dan Mousley as he reverse sweeps Colin Ackermann fine to the vacant boundary.

It has come off 51 balls.

Spare a thought amidst all these runs for Ed Barnard - and his one off four balls!

A nice sunny day, a decent-sized crowd in place. There is no question what the Surrey fans want to see - stacks of runs.

Rory Burns and Dom Sibley are leading the way and someone is really going to have to stand up for Somerset this afternoon.

Ed Seabourne
BBC Radio Bristol

We're still in sunshine as Gloucestershire continue their battle against the Yorkshire attack and the Yorkshire attack continue their battle against the Kookaburra ball and the Bristol pitch.

Roland Butcher
Former Middlesex and England batter on BBC Radio London

Two sessions to go really and Surrey in a position to build a sizable lead.

Brian Halford
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

My theory is that as soon as Durham avoid the follow on this match is dead.

So I just wonder if Warwickshire will try and make that follow on figure as tall as possible. Of course that means that they'll take more time out of the game, so it is a tricky one.

They've got to make Durham follow on, if Warwickshire bat again it's a draw.

Kyle Abbott and Mohammad Abbas have continued after lunch.

In an effort to counter their threat, Lancashire captain Keaton Jennings is happy to bat on the walk.

That means coming out of his crease to smother the ball. But he's a tall man and it can be effective.

Simon Harmer is wheeling away straight after lunch as Essex seek to make further inroads on this Kent batting line-up.

Harmer is getting the odd ball to turn, no question about that, but the batters are applying themselves well, with Ben Compton on 18 and Daniel Bell-Drummond six.

Warwickshire are batting on and Will Rhodes gets an easy four off Brydon Carse as he guides it to the 50-yard boundary.

The disparity from one side to the other is a bit club cricket, truth be told.

It brings up the 100 partnership between Rhodes and Dan Mousley.