Good response from James Anderson who gets one to nip up at Wayne Madsen who manages to dab it down into the offside and takes his hand of the handle in discomfort.

The next ball draws a play and a miss from the veteran as it sails through to Matty Hurst.

Tom Bailey finds the inside edge of Brooke Guest's bat to open the next over, allowing him to scamper a single to square leg to bring up the 150.

Mike Taylor
BBC WM commentator

The pitch is wearing and talking to Corey Rocchiccioli yesterday, he still thinks there's still something in it for the bowlers.

I don't think the pitch is dead, I think it's lost it's pace from the first two days, that was my impression watching yesterday but unless there is a lot of different overheads today, Warwickshire ought to be in a position they can get safe, I think.

Gloucestershire need to avoid losing early wickets at Sophia Gardens.

Joe Phillips and Cameron Bancroft have added 11 to the total so far - Phillips clipping spinner Ben Kellaway through square leg for the day's first boundary.

A rare loose ball from James Anderson is cracked through the covers by Wayne Madsen... meat and drink for a man of his calibre.

10 runs added from the opening 14 balls of the day... that would do Derbyshire, if they can keep it going for the next six hours or so...

Adrian Harms
BBC Sussex

We have had a bit of rain here overnight and the weather is completely different from the past there days. It's very overcast, very dark and I'm quite surprised that the floodlights are not on.

Mohammad Abbas finds the edge for the first time this morning.

No alarm for Tom Kohler-Cadmore, though, as it falls well short of second slip.

Dave Bracegirdle
BBC Radio Nottingham commentator

At the moment there is still very much a capability of other sides to get involved in the Championship race but Surrey and Notts are the top two, so certainly plenty for Notts to gain if they were to get amongst the wickets here.

It's unlikely from what we've seen over the first three days that there is going to be a clatter of wickets at any stage but Notts have got themselves into a position where I think they'd have taken this at the toss on the first morning.

They're in the better position of the two sides here.

Liam Patterson-White beats a groping Sean Dickson twice in a row with balls which turn away from middle stump.

The opener is eventually under way with a nudge to third man for a couple.

What an immaculate bowler Mo Abbas is.

Right on the money, right from the start.

Just a single for Tom Kohler-Cadmore from it - Sean Dickson remains on a pair.

We've had some rain at Southampton this morning but proceedings begin on time.

Ben Allison takes the opening over, bowling to Tilak Varma, who showed his fortitude in a very patient half-century in the first innings yesterday.

He'll need even more of it today.

Frustration for Yorkshire, who will be keen to get out there again after taking those three Essex wickets last night.

But rain around 15 minutes before the scheduled start has prompted the Clifton Park groundstaff to cover the pitch while we wait for the weather to improve.

The first ball of the day at a grey and windswept Hove from Ollie Robinson is dispatched to the boundary by Tom Latham, who moves to 22*.

The deficit is down to 26, but be warned, there is some weather around in the English Channel.

Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle

The weather is absolutely perfect at the Kia Oval - if you like rain!

From a personal point of view the temperature has dropped to a perfect level following the boiling temperatures of the last few days. The rain is set to pass by within the next hour, but the covers are on at the moment and we will have a delayed start.

Durham are 343-9 and managed to see out the final few overs last night with the injured Ben Raine hobbling around on one foot in the middle.

He's set for quite a few weeks on the sidelines after injuring his ankle on day one and it may be prudent for them to declare their first innings, while still trailing by 477 runs, rather than expose him to more risk.

When they do get back on Durham have to bat out the day to save the game. That is the only thing they have to concern themselves with today.

The green areas of the pitch that were evident at the start of this game have been burned away by the sun.

First order of business for Somerset is to avoid early wickets after the loss of nightwatchman Matt Henry to the final ball of day three.

We are likely to see plenty of spin today - the wicket is turning, but not consistently - but Mohammad Abbas will bowl the first over.

Tom Kohler-Cadmore and Sean Dickson are the home batters.

Derbyshire begin their quest, do we call it a chase? Maybe not yet.

Wayne Madsen has 39* having been dropped on eight, with Brooke Guest, dropped on 14, on strike to Tom Bailey, now 21*.

Lancashire can take a new ball in 33 overs.

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Can Worcestershire see this through?

The Division One basement boys need seven wickets on the final day if they are to secure a much-needed win at the Utilita Bowl.

Despite Tilak Varma's 56 in Hampshire's first innings on day three, his side collapsed when the young India star ran himself out attempting a risky single and were dismissed for 221 not long after, 458 short of the Pears' mammoth first innings total.

Skipper Ben Brown and Varma will resume their innings this morning with the hosts already three down, 372 in arrears and needing to bat out the final day.

"We have been poor," Brown admitted. "The only positive is that we are still in the game, we are in a difficult position but we fully believe we can put together a good day's cricket to get out of this game."

Pears loan spinner Callum Parkinson added: “Seven wickets is the plan. We have to trust the process that have got us the 13 so far. The seamers need to come hard and I’ll twirl away at the top end and be nice and patient.”

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There are two factors that could deny Surrey victory and the chance to take over at the top of the table today.

The first is more of the resolute Durham batting we witnessed on day three, exemplified by captain Alex Lees’ hundred, gritty knocks from Graham Clark and Matthew Potts and – by no means least – the injured Ben Raine’s fortitude in seeing off Dan Worrall last night.

But Surrey’s prospects could also be scuppered by the dramatic change in weather, with the sun-baked conditions of the last few days giving way to grey skies and persistent drizzle in south London.

Further rain is forecast this morning and, although the afternoon looks bright, delays might well make the difference as Durham seek to preserve their 11 remaining wickets and rescue a draw.

Worrall, whose figures read 4-49, will be itching to complete a five-wicket haul when play does get under way with Durham on 343-9 in their first innings.

With the deficit at a colossal 477, it’s only a question of when – not if – the visitors are asked to follow on.

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Essex must "scrap hard" to stave off defeat at the hands of Yorkshire, admits all-rounder Paul Walter – but it’s a goal they have already achieved previously this season.

The visitors are in trouble at Clifton Park, uncertainly placed on 33-3 in their second innings and still 58 behind relegation rivals Yorkshire after yesterday afternoon’s torrent of runs from Matthew Revis and Ben Coad.

“It was a tough afternoon and evening session for us, but fair play to their lower order – they put us under pressure and got a good score on the board,” admitted Walter, the first of the three Essex wickets to fall last night.

However, Walter and his team-mates can take heart from their meeting with Yorkshire at Chelmsford in May – when they began the final day staring down the barrel but escaped with a thrilling draw after last pair Simon Harmer and Jamie Porter defied the Tykes bowlers for almost 14 overs.

Harmer is at the crease again this morning as nightwatchman, alongside Jordan Cox, who has 14 not out.

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Sussex did all they could to try and prise another wicket before stumps, but Warwickshire go into the final day with nine standing and just 31 behind.

Alex Davies will resume this morning unbeaten on 48 with Tom Latham 18* after a patient supporting innings in a stand of 66 following Rob Yates' dismissal, losing his middle stump to a sublime Ollie Robinson delivery.

James Coles earlier hit 150 earlier as the hosts amassed a first innings lead of 118, despite six wickets for the the second game running for tireless Aussie spinner Corey Rocchiccioli across 55 overs.

Coles reckons there could be more joy for the slow bowlers on the final day, saying: "The pitch is showing good signs of spin so I think the final day could be quite exciting. It's spinning nicely from the sea end and Jack Carson bowled nicely at the end."

Rocchiccioli (pictured) said he didn't think the Kookaburra ball was 'an issue' and added: "It's nice when you can put a shift in like that and be rewarded."