To quote Hugh Grant in Notting Hill: "Whoops a daisy".

Daniel Hogg puts so much effort into that one to Sam Hain that he topples to the floor and rolls over mid-pitch before regaining his equilibrium - and normal state of perpendicularity.

Four runs to Tom Prest, driving Jordan Clark off the back foot through the covers.

He keeps the strike with a single off the last ball of the over to reach 40.

Keaton Jennings is off the mark, running a ball from Liam Guthrie safely past the slips for four.

One more run to Jennings steered wide of the slip cordon.

Michael Jones is off the mark, glancing a leg side ball behind square for four runs.

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Paul Walter passes 50 and has looked unruffled throughout.

It's back-to-back half-centuries for the big man - last week he made 95 in the draw with Surrey.

Can he go further and get a ton today?

Another man with milestones in sight is batting partner Jordan Cox. He is on 41 today and last week he hit 117 against Surrey.

So two men in good form at the start of the campaign.

Big scalp for Kent as Grant Stewart finds the edge of Leus du Plooy's bat and Jack Leaning takes a neat low catch at first slip to oust him for 26.

Middlesex lead by 76 with seven wickets remaining in their second innings as Ryan Higgins joins Stephen Eskinazi.who is 33*

Caleb Jewell remains unbeaten on 69 but Derbyshire are five-down at Grace Road against Leicestershire. 118-5 in reply to 484.

Glamorgan have begun their reply to Gloucestershire's 546, reaching 11-0 in four overs.

The overheads are a little more hazy over Old Trafford this afternoon and there's some swing from Liam Guthrie straight away as Michael Jones runs a leg bye.

Keaton Jennings leaves the ball outside off stump.

A long half-volley by Daniel Hogg is met with the full face of Dan Mousley's bat. Textbook stroke through mid-off brings the Warwickshire left-hander four runs.

Another shout, but not with a lot of gusto, from Notts as Dillon Pennington finds Paul Walter's pads.

It never looked likely to be honest.

Walter survives and is now four short of a half-century.

Lancashire skipper Keaton Jennings is ready to open the innings with Michael Jones.

Jones will face Aussie seam bowler Liam Guthrie first up.

Another four for Brett Hampton, but it's a streaky edged drive wide of the two slips.

That's the Hampshire 150 in the 57th over.

Frustration for Jordan Clark.

Calvin Harrison perishes by the sword, aiming a huge hit into the Trafford Centre and chopping the ball on to his stumps.

Tom Hartley finishes with 3-91 off 33.1 overs.

A fine innings even so and the heavy roller is making its way to the middle ahead of Lancashire's innings.

Huge total for Northants on a pristine surface.

Scoreboard pressure for Lancashire nonetheless.

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Sussex 294 & 57-0 v Somerset 201

Sussex lead by 150 now as Daniel Hughes and Tom Haines guide them over 50 in their second innings.

No breakthrough for Somerset yet and they need to be careful about how big the Sussex total is going to get.

Graeme van Buuren falls two shy of a half-century and Gloucestershire's first innings closes on 546, after being put in by Glamorgan at Bristol, remember. It's a second wicket for England's Shoaib Bashir, who ends with 2-129 in 28.5 overs.

Caleb Jewell's 10th four has taken him to 62* and Derbyshire are into three figures at Grace Road against Leicestershire. 104-4 following 484, though.

Middlesex lead Kent by 71 in their second innings at Canterbury with Stephen Eskinazi on 29 and Leus du Plooy on 25 and eight wickets in hand.

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It's the 50 partnership and the 100 up for Essex with Paul Walter and Jordan Cox looking comfortable in the afternoon session.

And just as write that there's a big shout from Notts for a nick behind from Cox but the umpire remains unmoved!

Walter is on 40 now and Cox 31.

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There's that stroke again.

Too much room outside off stump and Jake Libby puts it away for his seventh four and reaches 50 off 94 balls.

It's his first half-century of the 2025 Championship.

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Kemar Roach is leg side and Tom Prest turns the ball through the legs of leg slip for a single to move on to 25. That was a nutmeg, really.

Four runs to Brett Hampton driving through the off side.

Calvin Harrison goes back and across to hack Luke Wells through the off side but he declines the single.

The field is set deep.

Runs here though! A fuller ball, driven over the bowler's head and straight down the ground for four.

What's he doing batting at nine?!

Single to the leg side and Raphy Weatherall sees out the over.