Aussie batter Marcus Harris is off the mark second ball with four runs, safely nudged wide of the slip cordon on the front foot.

He takes Lancashire to 50 in 23 overs with two runs glanced behind square leg.

Keaton Jennings is forward to defend on the up, facing Raphy Weatherall.

A short leg side ball is glanced away square for a single.

Two more tucked away leg side by Harris.

Three slips in for Brad Wheal as Hampshire strive for a breakthrough.

Dom Sibley is forward, steering the ball wide of third slip for two.

Four runs squirted off an inside edge to fine leg as Sibley tries to defend!

Frustration for Hampshire.

Three more runs driven down the ground to end the over.

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Sussex 294 & 160-0 v Somerset 201

And a lead of 253.

Raphy Weatherall bowls full on off stump and Keaton Jennings drives through cover for four.

Lancashire looking comfortable in this session so far but the run rate is down to two an over.

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Four runs to Dom Sibley, going forward to work the ball to fine leg off Kyle Abbott.

Rory Burns is forward to Brad Wheal pushing into the off side but there's no run this time.

He gets a single to long off to end the over.

Steady progress for Surrey.

A wicket ends the afternoon session as Ben Allison edges George Hill to Dom Bess at first slip and departs for a duck.

Worcestershire have collapsed from 90-0 and are now facing the prospect of having to follow on.

Jake Libby made 53 before he was caught in the slips off Ben Coad (3-39), but since then no Pears batsman has reached 20.

Brett D'Oliviera gallantly came and went for 10 after dislocating a thumb earlier in the day and Ethan Brookes is 17 not out from 56 balls at the interval.

George Hill produced a stunning one-handed slip catch to oust Matthew Waite at Headingley earlier on, and didn't his teammates just love it...

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Durham skipper Alex Lees decides that we need an over of spin before tea, so Colin Ackermann is summoned from slip duty to bowl it.

Kai Smith and Michael Booth survive but it has been the home side's session, picking up four wickets for exactly 100 runs.

Rob Yates was first to go after lunch for 42 and the Bears then subsided from 138-3 to 157-6 in the space of five overs.

Australian Brendan Doggett has 2-38 from 12 overs on his Durham debut.

Just a couple of runs from the Raphy Weatherall over.

Josh Bohannon turns Justin Broad into the on side but the ball is stopped by Liam Guthrie at mid wicket. Maiden over.

This time yesterday we had golden rays of sunshine over Old Trafford.

Not today. Grey skies but thankfully no rain.

Dom Sibley is forward to Kyle Abbott to block into extra cover.

Just the single off that over.

A play and a miss from Rory Burns as Brad Wheal gets good lift and carry outside off stump.

Burns picks up a couple of runs with a push through mid off and clips four more runs through mid wicket.

Matt Critchley sends a couple of balls to the boundary for four as Essex go over 200 runs in their pursuit of Nott's 347.

The only loss in an otherwise positive session for Essex was the departure of Paul Walter for 76.

After sending Farhan Ahmed for a six and a four he tried one shot too many and was caught at first slip.

Jordan Cox looks in good shape to follow-up his century last week with another today. He needs to add another 18 runs in the evening session to make it back-to-back tons.

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BBC Radio Newcastle

With four overs to go to tea Warwickshire are now six down. Ed Barnard is the latest to go as debutant Brendan Doggett has him caught at mid-on for 12.

Doggett has taken wickets in consecutive overs. Sam Hain was caught down the legside by Ollie Robinson on 30 in his previous over.

It has clouded over here and got a bit gloomy in the last hour or so and maybe the change in conditions is helping the bowlers. But Warwickshire have a battle on their hands at the moment.

An LBW shout for Justin Broad against Josh Bohannon is turned down and next the Lancashire number three is struck amidships.

He recovers to pick up a couple of runs off the third ball.

Raphy Weatherall will bowl the second over of the session.

Stephen Eskinazi has departed for Middlesex, trapped infront by Jas Singh from a ball which kept low.

He made a tidy 57 from 145 deliveries at a perfect time for his side, who lead by 135 with five wickets now remaining in their second innings.

The Kent batters will not have enjoyed seeing that bounce, however, despite their glee at 41-run stand with Ben Geddes.

Glamorgan have ticked along to 74-1 at Bristol, following Gloucestershire's mammoth 546.

Derbyshire have rattled along to 205-6 from 50 overs of their reply to Leicestershire's 484 at Grace Road, though still face a stiff battle to avoid the follow-on.

Not a great start for Brad Wheal or for Hampshire.

Short, wide and carved through backward point for four.

Burns gets a single off the third ball and a very full delivery is clipped through mid wicket by Dom Sibley for four more.

Nine runs off the over. Surrey 43 ahead.

Josh Bohannon is one not out and will face Justin Broad, who dismissed Michael Jones LBW this afternoon.

Keaton Jennings has 12.

Surrey skipper Rory Burns and Dom Sibley will open the innings with a handy lead of 34.

Burns will face Brad Wheal.

42 overs remain in the day's play.