Birthday boy Freddie McCann gets a bit of a gift from Vishwa Fernando to pick up his first boundary.

It's hip-high at no great pace and McCann, 20 today, helps it on its way round the corner to the boundary.

He takes a single and Haseeb Hameed gets one that spits and hits him on the glove and threatens his stumps before he kicks it away.

Scores level.

A sedate finish to Ethan Bamber's over that was interupted by tea after the wicket of Ben Slater.

Just two leg byes off the remaining four deliveries.

There's a bit more excitement as Vishwa Fernando starts his first over of the evening session - there's a big appeal as the left-armer hits Notts skipper Haseeb Hameed on the pad.

As is often the case with bowling left arm over the wicket, that may have pitched outside leg stump.

Anthony Gibson
BBC Radio Somerset

Somerset's bowlers have got to try and build pressure by bowling dry and forcing the batsman.

If they want to score runs then they've got to take a risk from time to time.

Mark Church
BBC Radio London commentator

Surrey won't mind where they are at the moment. They know that they'll have to bat well but there's no great demons in this pitch.

Having seen Ollie Robinson bat like that I do think he could be a little bit of a handful on this because of his height as much as anything.

I think Surrey will love to be having a good 30 overs of batting tonight.

Jack Leach has ball in hands and Nick Gubbins faces. Two singles from the first over back after tea.

Mike Taylor
BBC WM commentator

The dismissal of Ben Slater in the final over of the afternoon at least put a spoonful of sugar in Warwickshire’s tea, after an otherwise bitter session.

Yes, Nottinghamshire have had the better deal with the conditions yesterday and today, but they expertly made the most of them.

It took the visitors only a few minutes following the rain that extended lunch to snap off Warwickshire’s tail.

Fergus O’Neill and Brett Hutton led the team off together after sharing all the wickets equally.

As, for once, it was a full Championship innings in which the same ball was used throughout, perhaps they’ll take half each.

O’Neill brushed Ethan Bamber’s outside edge to take his fifth wicket. Last man Vishwa Fernando had barely arrived when he became the latest to miss a Hutton outswinger.

The sun emerged to greet the Notts openers. Haseeb Hameed glided two boundaries off Ollie Hannon-Dalby to get them moving.

Slater plundered a ragged couple of overs from Ed Barnard to sprint to 40, before Bamber hit his back pad. But Notts are only 12 behind and potentially 38 overs are still available today. The Bears’ all-seam attack may not be inclined to rush them.

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Worcestershire have chipped away but Paul Walter is the glue that's held Essex together.

There hasn't been the extravagant movement of yesterday with the sun out much more today but the Pears have stuck at it well with Matthew Waite again outstanding with figures of 3-12 from nine overs.

Walter's 69 has been exactly what the home side needed and Essex would love him to bat the rest of the innings.

At the very least they'll want to make Worcestershire get the highest score of the match to win.

The lead's 115 at the moment.

Another really important session beckons.

Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle

Alex Lees and Emilio Gay have become record breakers.

They have now added 211 for the second wicket stand - the highest second wicket partnership for Durham against Yorkshire.

It beats the 204 put on by Michael Di Venuto and Will Smith against them here in 2009. That game ended in a draw.

Lees currently has 140 and Gay is on 83.

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Anthony Gibson
BBC Radio Somerset

Somerset's young left-arm quick, Alfie Ogborne has impressed, picking up the wicket of Fletcha Middleton with a peach of a delivery, and Migael Pretorius ripped out Mark Stoneman's middle stump for the afternoon's most memorable moment.

The South African might well have had Tom Prest lbw with his first ball, but he overstepped, and Prest has made the most of his reprieve, adding 78 largely untroubled runs with Nick Gubbins, to put Hampshire back on top.

Gus Atkinson with ball in hand and Fynn Hudson-Prentice to face as the evening session starts with a leg bye.

Don Topley
BBC Essex

You're always weary of an injured buffalo and I had hoped that Michael Pepper was going to be that injured buffalo today but sadly for Essex for Pepper Matthew Waite has caused a bit more misery.

Paul Walter's role becomes ever important because Essex need him to stay there and be responsible. He needs to concentrate.

He's played nicely, played some good shots whenever he's been given an Easter egg as a present he's hit a good gorgeous four.

Even if he goes back into his shell for a few overs it's not a problem.

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Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle

There were 44 overs left of the day when the players went off for bad light and tea at 3.48pm.

Two overs have been lost, but I think the possibility of getting the majority of the remaining 42 overs in will be on the slim side.

It's still a bit gloomy, even with the lights on and there's plenty of low cloud about.

Throaty appeal from Worcestershire as Ethan Brookes strikes Paul Walter on the pad from round the wicket.

The Pears are desperate to get rid but it's a good decision from the ump. It's hit Walter outside the line.

Essex lead by Nelson.

A single off the first over of the final session, Emilio Gay guiding a leg side glance off the bowling of Jack White.

Durham are only 82 runs behind Yorkshire's first innings total.

The hosts are firmly in charge at the Utilita Bowl with Tom Prest and Nick Gubbins unbeaten on 41 and 32, respectively.

Somerset will wonder what might have been having pinned Prest lbw with a no ball from Migael Pretorius when he had yet to score.

But on such fine margins matches spin and this one looks to turning away from the visitors.

Vishwa Fernando into the attack replacing Ed Barnard who disappeared for 25 off two overs.

Ben Slater who did more than anyone to pull Barnard out of the attack with a lovely pick up round the corner for six the ball after steering a low one down to deep third for four.

Fernando's first ball is punched by Slater off the back foot for four...

He's in the mood. He's up to 33 with a six and six fours.