How was that for you?

A busy, busy day two in the County Championship draws to a close, with five of our nine games already into a third innings and the rest nicely poised.

We may have only had a taster of James Anderson, but we still had two wickets from the great man from his five-over burst.

More to come tomorrow morning, I'm sure, so join us for the 11am start of play tomorrow. We'll be live from 10:30 BST.

See you then.

Division One

• Durham 320-4 v Notts 407
• Somerset 338 v Sussex 152 & 127-4
• Surrey 384-7 v Yorkshire 255
• Warks 194 v Hampshire 300 & 159-6
• Worcs 358 & 58-5 v Essex 157

Division Two

• Glamorgan 424 v Northants 185 & 49-3
• Glos 307-4 v Kent 424
• Lancashire 458 v Derbyshire 112-4
• Middlesex 232 & 10-0 v Leics 274

Tazeem Ali with the final over of an absorbing day in Birmingham.

Brad Wheal has two slips, a short leg and leg slip for company. Hope he's not claustrophobic.

Wheal refuses a single from the first ball and then clips the final ball away for a single. Stumps.

Hampshire end the day 265 runs ahead and will resume with Toby Albert on 29 and Brad Wheal on five.

Kyle Abbott's five-for helped the visitors to a 106-run first innings lead and Fletcha Middleton's 76 has kept their noses in front despite a brave Bears fightback.

The hosts are likely to need the biggest total of the match to win this, but there are signs the pitch is getting easier.

Yorkshire have toiled all day long but Surrey are well on top. The hosts take a 129-run lead into day three with them.

Big runs from Australian batter Kurtis Patterson with 85 on his County Championship debut and the ever-reliable Ben Foakes added a fine 86.

Every batter has contributed for Surrey and it's proving to be the big difference at the end of day two as Jordan Clark remains unbeaten on 41.

George Hill with an impressive 4-58 off 22 overs for Yorkshire but they're in a tough spot in this match. Big effort required again tomorrow.

Mark Church
BBC Radio London commentator

I thought Surrey would be about 110 ahead.

I think the way Clarke has played aggressively has meant it's a bit more than that.

You have to say it's Surrey's day.

Che Simmons runs in for his second over and for the final time today.

Brad Wheal drives into the legside for two and then guides the final ball past short leg for a single. Another good over from the quick.

He keeps the strike and protects Toby Albert for the final over.

An eventful day is brought to a close - a total of 16 wickets have fallen.

It started and ended with Ben Allison losing his wicket!

He was last man out for Worcs this morning and then the Pears tore through the Essex batting line-up, bowling them out for 157 in 60 overs.

But there was still time for Essex to hit back and take five wickets in the evening as Worcestershire take a lead of 259 into day three.

Jordan Clark pulls one away nicely off Matthew Revis and it runs away for four behind square.

Clark moves onto 40 and Surrey's lead stretches to 128.

Tazeem Ali is handed the ball for the first time in the Hampshire second knock.

He's down on his knee and appealing as he turns one onto Brad Wheal's pad.

But it hits outside the line and was missing. So not much going for it!

The six balls costs four runs and we have two overs left today.

Well batted Cameron Green - he hits a boundary to reach his century in style and also earn his side a second batting point.

Last over now at Bristol.

This day has belonged entirely to Somerset.

After a mini-collapse this morning to fall from 317-6 to 338 all out, the hosts have dominated ever since.

They skittled Sussex for a lowly 152 and enforced the follow-on. Things looked to be going smoothly in response for Sussex as openers Tom Haines and Daniel Hughes put on 100.

But they were both removed in quick succession and Sussex have put on just 27 runs for four wickets and trail by 59 runs at the end of day two.

A huge mountain to climb on day three to keep this alive for Sussex.

Mark Church
BBC Radio London commentator

I think the thinking from Jordan Clarke will be to get as close as possible to that 400 mark - He's almost playing a shot a ball at the moment.

They'll want to come out tomorrow and be very close with the lead they've got.

Yorkshire have done a pretty good job this session, though.

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Warwicks 194 v Hants 300 & 150-5

Che Simmons returns to the attack and Toby Albert turns his first ball down to third man for two.

It brings up the 150 in the 43rd over as well as an important 50 partnership with Fletcha Middleton. Off 88 balls.

That's that for today at Lord's and this one is still hanging firmly in the balance at the close of play on day two.

Middlesex took nine more wickets to bowl out Leicestershire for 274 and end the day 32 runs behind the Division Two leaders with all 10 wickets still in hand in their second innings.

It could still go either way and day three promises to be a decisive one.

Jordan Clark smashes one away through the covers from Matthew Revis and then picks up a single after hooking one towards deep square leg.

Jonny Tattersall isn't able to get to the next delivery which is a fair way down the leg side and they're able to pick up a single.

Revis then bangs in one that's so short it's given as a wide.

Toby Albert came in with Hampshire in a little jeopardy at 99-5 after two quick wickets and has played a nice hand to settle the visitors.

He goes to 23 with a couple of singles off Oliver Hannon-Dalby, while opener Fletcha Middleton picks up one more to move to 76.

Four overs to go at Edgbaston.

A little scare as Fletcha Middleton dabs down to gully and sets off.

He has to turn back and looks back in relief as Tom Latham's throw misses the timbers.

Five overs to go. The lead is 251.