Plenty riding on Tom Westley's innings for Essex after their struggles so far - and he produces a lovely elegant straight shot to send a Luke Fletcher delivery back from whence it came and to the boundary.

He's up to 38no off 54 balls.

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Four more runs to Josh Bohannon, piercing the off side with an imperious drive off the bowling of Bas de Leede.

Matty Hurst leaves the other Matt (Potts) outside off stump.

He edges the last ball short of slip but survives a testing over.

Don't think Leics v Yorks is going to quite match that, although they're giving it a go...

Jack Davies is off the mark with a crunching cover drive, played from the crease as Archie Bailey bowls wide of off stump.

Zafar Gohar is in the attack now and there's a bit of turn and bounce straight away for the slow left-armer.

The third ball however is two wide and smashed through the off side for four.

An enormous lbw shout against James Vince.

It looked like it was heading leg side.

Kent desperately want Vince gone...he scored a double-century in the reverse match.

Bas de Leede is bowling his first spell of the match and Josh Bohannon is forward, pushing the Dutch all rounder into the off side.

Bohannon moves to 25 with two gently pushed on the front foot to backward point.

Chris Cooke and Dan Douthwaite's alliance is worth 31.

It has just been a case of taking down the bad balls and surviving the good ones.

Plenty from the latter column with Ollie Robinson back into the attack for the first time this afternoon - just one run from the over.

Douthwaite is put in trouble by one which stays very low from Henry Crocombe - an interesting development if the pitch is starting to get a bit 'up and down' with the older ball.

Another left-hander for Gloucestershire to bowl at.

Middlesex have four of them in their top six.

Jack Davies defends into mid on and then gets a thick outside edge, dropping the ball just short of gully.

Wicket maiden for Tom Price, who has 3-38!

Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle

This was a good toss to win from a Durham point of view as they were able to put Lancashire in on a track which has been under the covers for the last two days.

No play was possible this morning because of drizzle. We eventually got underway at 12.50pm and within seconds Ben Raine had the first wicket of the day, as Luke Wells edged the first delivery of the game to the keeper.

Raine got a wicket with the first ball of the last match at Somerset as well. He also bowled Keaton Jennings today for nine, to leave Lancashire 15-2 in the ninth over. Both dismissals brought about wicket maidens.

The lights are on and there's rain in the air, although the forecast for later today is not too bad.

Despite the great start, Durham have not managed to bowl a side out twice in a Kookaburra game. This is match number five using one. Will they eventually be able to press home their advantage this time?

Bohannon drives Holder to cover and that's a great stop from a diving Alex Lees.

But there's no stopping the fourth ball of the over, carved with deft timing through backward point for four.

Bohannon keeps the strike with a single pushed to deep point.

It isn't a County Championship round until James Vince has planted his front foot and driven to the boundary.

Joey Evison overpitches and Vince will not miss out on that.

Evison readjusts next ball, goes a little too short and Vince punishes him off the back foot through the covers.

There really is nothing better than watching Vince bat.

Whatever you think of Shakib Al Hasan's signing, it's simply glorious for the over rate and spectators at Taunton are getting full value for money.

A minimum of 20 overs of spin a day should be compulsory.

To both get the day's play completed on time and to provide more variety in the game.

Indeed, esteemed cricket writer Scyld Berry once suggested three-day matches of 110 overs a day to guarantee more spin is bowled in domestic cricket.

Tom Abell has stepped down to flick Shakib through midwicket for four and late cut him for another boundary. He's now 37 not out with Tom Banton on 12.