Mark Church
BBC Radio London commentator

Surrey have bowled pretty well and these two batters have batted well.

A very quiet return from Gus Atkinson.

Two runs added.

We have a little over 20 minutes until lunch.

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Freddie McCann is given room outside his off stump by Matt Fisher and he sends it racing through the covers for four runs.

The young Notts batsman is averaging 42 this season and does like to get on with things - mind you in the modern game, who doesn't?

Gus Atkinson is back on to replace Tom Curran.

Atkinson has the only wicket of the day so far.

Mark Church
BBC Radio London commentator

Nottinghamshire have played well this morning but I've often seen it here that a couple can go before lunch or straightaway after lunch and then the scoreboard looks very different.

Sometimes what you find here is after lunch is when you start to see things happen.

Two runs from the latest Tom Curran over who had Freddie McCann cutting airily but just short of point.

Remember, just the one point separated these sides at the top of Division One at the start of play with the weather set fair for the first couple of days - we'll gloss over Wednesday's forecast for now!

Dave Bracegirdle
BBC Radio Nottingham commentator

The strip certainly has more than a tinge of green about it.

With this drying breeze I'm sure it's pleasantly warm out there so I expect the strip to change colour.

Good probing stuff from his first over by Matt Fisher.

He's driven for three runs by Ben Slater off the final ball.

The morning session has officially bitten the dust at Bristol with an early lunch taken. The umpires are set to have another look at 13:00.

One run from the latest Tom Curran over.

Surrey have five seamers in their side with the spin of Dan Lawrence as a variation.

We used to put the word 'occasional' as a preface when describing Lawrence's contribution with the ball but he's a lot more than that these days.

Matt Fisher replaces Tom Lawes in the attack.

Tom Lawes goes short to Freddie McCann and the Notts man does well to drop his hands and not get an edge.

Lawes goes full and McCann's outside edge is challenged but not taken.

The final ball of the over is dug in and whacks McCann on the hand - ouch!

Good stuff from the Surrey bowler.

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Surrey v Notts 50-1

Ben Slater eases a single through the covers off Tom Lawes and up comes the Notts 50 for just the loss of Haseeb Hameed.

A misfield down at deep-backward-point as Freddie McCann continues to be positive and hacks Tom Curran away.

The ball bounces and wrong-foots the fielder for four runs.

McCann follows that with a classic drive for another boundary.

We're sorry to keep bombarding you with entries like this one - we're just as frustrated as you are.

Lunch at Derby will be taken at the scheduled time of 12:30pm and the match officials will then take another look at 1:10.

Ben Slater has quietly got himself to 23 not out.

Tom Lawes almost squeezes one through but the Notts man jabs the bat down on it and it deflects away off his pads.

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While we wait for action to start at Grace Road, news that Leicestershire's Chris Wright has decided to retire at the end of the season.

The former Middlesex, Essex and Warwickshire seam bowler needs just three more victims to reach 600 in first-class cricket.

The 40-year-old helped the Foxes win the One Day Cup in 2023 and is now hoping to add the County Championship Division Two title before bowing out following last week's promotion.

Tom Curran is on the mark with his second over of the day.

Just the single from it.

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Freddie McCann wants to be positive and play his shots.

He smacks Tom Lawes up and over the slips for four runs - a deliberate shot.

They are the only runs from that over.

All very quiet around The Oval but at least we have cricket and sunshine!

Roland Butcher
Former England batter on BBC Radio Surrey

You can't expect any real pace from Tom Curran who hasn't played this format of the game this season.

A big shout for lbw from Tom Curran's third ball of the day but umpire Nigel Llong gives a swift shake of the head and Freddie McCann survives.

McCann then drives in the air through the off side but it just evades the man at point and they pick up a single.

Nothing doing in that Tom Lawes over for Surrey and Notts pick up a single off the final ball.

Pretty comfortable for the visitors other than that loss of Haseeb Hameed.

Tom Curran is on for the home side - his first bowl in red-ball cricket this summer.