Haseeb Hameed is away this afternoon, reaching out to a wide ball from Ed Barnard to drive through extra cover for one.

Joe Clarke is back on his toes to nudge the sixth ball to deep third for a couple.

Every run is being applauded by the Notts faithful, no doubt hoping to applaud a first Championship trophy for the club since 2010.

A single from the first ball of Kyle Abbott's opening over off the bat of Rory Burns and Surrey are up and running in their second dig.

Game on.

Haseeb Hameed takes guard against all rounder Ed Barnard on 54 not out. He's played a gem of an innings in tough conditions to date.

Joe Clarke is at the other end on 17.

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Four runs to Arush Buchake - who scoops a leg side ball from Logan van Beek away through mid wicket.

The ball was in the air for a little while but lands safely.

He gets away with an edge between keeper and first slip going forward to block - and the ball runs away for four more.

Expensive start for Craig Overton.

Full and just outside off stump, allowing Dean Elgar two successive flowing drives through long off for fours.

Jake Ball will bowl the next over - to Paul Walter, who defends into the off side.

The fourth ball drifts into the pads and is flicked away for four through mid wicket.

Essex looking fairly comfortable at present.

Single to Arush Buchake to fine leg.

Rob Keogh clips another leg side ball from Logan van Beek square for four runs.

Josh Hull will resume the bowling from the other end.

Ollie Robinson has fired two deliveries down after the lunch break as the afternoon session gets under way with Worcs 220 runs behind.

Dan Hogg has the ball in hand for Durham and Mayank Agarwal is in his sights as Yorks start out on what looks a longish road toward parity.

Essex openers Dean Elgar and Paul Walter are back in the middle, both four not out.

Elgar will face Craig Overton to get the session started.

Arush Buchake will face the first ball of the session, to be bowled by Logan van Beek.

Buchake is on 16.

Rob Keogh starts at the other ned on 11.

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Melinda Farrell
Sports broadcaster on BBC Radio Nottinghamshire

Warwickshire have done a pretty good job in taking a couple of wickets and stemming the tide.

They've have made it hard for Nottinghamshire.

The Warwickshire faithful will hope that they can keep chipping away.

I feel like we have a well balanced game.

Nick Gledhill
BBC Essex

On a pitch which offered a little less to the seamers today, Somerset, led by Lewis Goldsworthy’s patient even hundred, built a platform that should ensure they get at least a draw to ensure third place.

Goldsworthy’s third century was complemented superbly by Craig Overton’s 60 from 70 balls in a seventh wicket stand of 98.

It was Overton’s second fifty of the season against Essex after his crucial knock that helped Somerset secure victory in the reverse fixture.

Charlie Bennett, in his first championship outing with the ball, took 3-73 and the ever reliable Jamie Porter 3-66.

Essex now need to bat long for batting points and a position that guards them against any possibility of defeat.

Division One

Chelmsford: Essex 8-0 v Somerset 433

Utilita Bowl: Hampshire 248 v Surrey 147

Trent Bridge: Notts 100-2 v Warwickshire 258

Worcester: Worcs 123 & 7-0 v Sussex 350

Headingley: Yorkshire 28-1 v Durham 346

Division Two

Cardiff: Glamorgan 265 v Lancashire 168-2

Canterbury: Kent v Derbyshire 550-4

Lord's: Middlesex 519-7 v Glos

Northampton: Northants 52-1 v Leicestershire 429

Taz Ali has a couple of overs before lunch and Joe Clarke is back in the crease to whip the spinner through the leg side for four.

Rob Yates will bowl an over of off breaks before lunch.

A slip and a short leg are in for Haseeb Hameed, who defends into cover.

The third ball is driven through the off side for one for the Notts 100.

That ball kept a bit low! 200 more inside 110 overs for the title.

Joe Clarke sees out the over.

200 more runs needed inside 110 overs for the title.

Leus du Plooy's unbeaten 216 sees Middlesex through to lunch with a commanding score.

Seb Morgan reached a maiden first class half-century just before the interval too.

Ajeet Singh Dale has been the pick of the Glos attack and he has a five-wicket haul.

Derbyshire duo Luis Reece and Wayne Madsen continued to put Kent to the sword this morning, piling on the runs against the home side's beleaguered bowlers.

Reece hit 211 and Madsen 198 before both falling to Matt Parkinson.