Derbyshire 472 - Andersson 107, Lloyd 93, Reece 60 v Middlesex 315 - Geddes 59, Davies 54, du Plooy 52, Chappell 4-55 & 171-3 f/o - Holden 94, Eskinazi 61

Middlesex lead by 14 runs with seven wickets remaining.

Dave Fletcher
BBC Radio Derby Sport

We've had an hour and 56 minutes where absolutely nothing has happened and now Middlesex have just imploded.

Absolute madness out there, genuinely madness in the last four minutes of the morning session.

Kevin Hand
BBC Radio London commentator

Stephen Eskinazi is absolutely furious. It was always three, he's turning for the third and he's halfway down the pitch.

Somehow Middlesex have lost their two set batters before lunch.

Holden falls in the 90s, Eskinazi is run-out. Eskinazi is absolutely spitting as he walks off.

Pressure does strange things. Derbyshire will be dining very happily.

Bit of a giveaway really.

Max Holden could've paddled that ball away safely or blocked it.

Leus du Plooy drives his first ball through cover and Nathan Fernandes runs.

Stephen Eskinazi was turning for the third, decides to abort and he's beaten halfway down the track!

The return throw is good from Harry Came and Jack Morley breaks the stumps.

Eskinazi is absolutely furious and Middlesex lose two to soft dismissals in the blink of an eye.

That's lunch and the world has gone mad.

Dave Fletcher
BBC Radio Derby Sport

That's brainless, absolutely brainless cricket from Max Holden, who has played so nicely.

Kevin Hand
BBC Radio London commentator

I did wonder whether the milestone might bring a mistake and Holden has tried to do it in a rush before the interval.

Leus du Plooy will have to come down the steps before lunch.

Unfortunately for Max Holden on 94 that's an error of judgement.

Kevin Hand
BBC Radio London commentator

Does Max Holden think about the century before lunch now? Five minutes to go.

He's onto 94.

Max Holden glances Zak Chappell to long leg for one to reach 81.

Stephen Eskinazi turns the ball safely to square leg for a single.

Two slips in.

Width and driven to extra cover for four and Middlesex have the lead in the 48th over.

Holden gets a thick outside edge as he's squared up a bit and the ball runs to backward point for one.

Four ahead now and a draw is the more likely result here.

Jack Morley continues from the Racecourse End.

A Max Holden reverse sweep thuds the ball into the ground and there's a half appeal for a catch. But it is a bump ball.

The fourth ball is turned through short leg, past leg slip for two.

Single to mid on. Three behind.

Dave Fletcher
BBC Radio Derby Sport

Zak Chappell is just making the odd thing happen here.

They're going to bring in a second slip, but it maybe a bit late for that.

Middlesex are going to have a lead of some description at lunch.

This is an excitement-free zone...

Max Holden pushes Zak Chappell defensively to mid on.

But he's stuck in the crease next ball with a swish and an edge past a diving first slip for four!

Not quite a chance as slip didn't get a hand to it but frustrating for the hosts even so.

Max Holden nearly chops one on but the ball bounces past leg stump.

Second slip in now. Holden drives a wider ball off a thick outside edge to backward point for four. Played a long way from the body.

Another wide ball misses the bat, the keeper and disappears for a wide.

Middlesex pass 150 in the 46th over and are surely going to be ahead by lunchtime.

Six behind. 12 runs off that over.

Slow left arm bowler Jack Morley is back into the attack, after a chat with his captain Wayne Madsen.

He has a slip and a short leg.

Stephen Eskinazi pushes carefully down the track. Maiden over.

Middlesex are just 20 behind now.

They only really offered one chance all morning on a slow surface where every chance needs to be taken.

It was a tough one though, via a full-blooded sweep from the bat of Max Holden to short mid wicket.

Width outside off from Zak Chappell and Max Holden drives through cover for four runs. Half volley.

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An extraordinary Division One match between Worcestershire and Durham at New Road finished in the murk of the second evening.

Debutant Jake Ball picked up 5-45 as the hosts were ousted for 162 after being put in by Durham on the opening morning, though it actually turned out to be enough for a first-innings lead of 26 on a slow pitch which offered the bowlers plenty of assistance throughout.

Durham were whipped-out for 136 in reply before 1pm on day two but then blitzed the Pears inside 24 overs after lunch for a total of just 81 with debutant Codi Yusuf taking 4-26 and Ben Raine collecting 6-36 in the match.

Ben McKinney's gritty 34 paced Durham towards their victory target of 108, though it was not without alarm, with Ollie Robinson (22*) and Graham Clark (20*) seeing them over the line in the end for a margin of victory which looked far more comfortable than it felt.

Durham collected their first win of the campaign and took 19 points while Worcestershire earned three and remain winless and bottom of the division after three straight losses and back-to-back defeats having earned a first innings advantage.

Worcestershire coach Alan Richardson said: "We didn't handle the third innings of the game very well at all. If you have a session like that you are not going to win many games of cricket. It's incredibly disappointing to go from a position where we were in a position of strength and ahead of the game and then to lose so quickly.

"It is disappointing to have lost two games after taking a first innings lead but it would be more of a concern if we were never in the games. We are putting ourselves into strong positions, it's just a question of working out how to make sure we drive those positions home."

Durham captain Alex Lees said: "We are delighted with the win. The obvious talking point is the wicket, to have 34 wickets in just over 180 overs is not what everyone had on their radar at the start of the week, so we are delighted to be on the right side of it.

"It was hard for the batters. Some of those balls were literally unplayable. It is hard to take for whoever loses a game like this so I'm just glad we came out on the right side and hopefully it will kick-start our season."

A deep point comes in for Alex Thomson as Derbyshire go a bit more on the defensive.

We still have and a slip and a short leg.

Single to Max Holden to mid off, opening the bat face at the last moment.

Stephen Eskinazi sees out the over.

Middlesex will be breathing a little more easily than they might have been an hour and a half ago, still with nine wickets in hand after the loss of Nathan Fernandes on Sunday.

Zak Chappell will bowl his first spell of the day, and perhaps he will hold the key as he did in the first innings.

He's on a length just outside off from round the wicket straight away and Max Holden defends into the off side.

The second ball keeps low, beating batter and keeper for a bye.

Blair Tickner is doing some stretches at mid off. Might he come back for another spell before lunch?

Dave Fletcher
BBC Radio Derby Sport

We could do with something happening here.

The over rate is plus four which means they can do what they want. The over rate shouldn't be on the scoreboard - they should only find out after play. This over rate nonsense needs to be addressed.

The pitch is not going to produce a result, it's not going to deteriorate enough to produce a result.

The Derbyshire bowlers are having to bowl again on a pitch which isn't giving them any help.

Stephen Eskinazi works Alex Thomson to leg but there's no run this time.

He switches to blocking down the ground and then pushes the last ball to mid on.

Maiden over.

David Lloyd continues from the City End and Max Holden defends the off spinner into the on side.

He gets an off drive through off the second ball for two and a cut to point has hit Blair Tickner.

He's crouched face down into the ground in clear discomfort.

He's going to carry on though.

The sixth ball is short and heaved over mid wicket by Holden for four.