Dan Lawrence and Ben Foakes are trying to put the pedal down after those six minutes off the field to recharge their batteries, you can feel it.

Lawrence steps across his crease to hook Ethan Bamber away for a four to fine leg before Foakes flashes at a cover drive off Michael Booth but gets the faintest of inside edges onto his pads, which saves him, and allows him to run a leg bye as the ball flies off towards backward point.

The champions lead by 237, though there is wet stuff falling out of the sky again...

Sadly no play at all in what was shaping up to be an intriguing chase.

We'll try again tomorrow at 10.30 if conditions allow.

Great shot. Chris Wright is too straight with his final ball of the over and Joe Phillips whips it away through square leg for four.

Wright needs four wickets to reach the 600 wickets milestone he has set his sights on achieving.

That Lewis McManus dismissal gives Mason Crane figures of 5-109 in 19.4 overs.

Now then. We are back out mere moments after the players headed off.

There's an almighty downpour over London but Kennington might just have got lucky to catch the very edge of it.

Dan Lawrence is pleased to be back out there, clearly, he launches Ethan Bamber over the long-off boundary for six to move into double figures.

The lead is 232... how many will be enough for Surrey? 350? How soon can they get them?

Rain stops play at Chelmsfordpublished at 14:14 British Summer Time 10 September

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Essex 447-8 v Durham 333

Poor Shane Snater, he's limped all the way to the crease and then has to turn around and head back again as the rain intensifies.

Looks like a heavy shower too, so might be a while before Essex get a chance to build on their 114-run advantage.

Welcome breather for the Durham bowlers though...

The hosts still have a shot at a draw with one more partnership of note this afternoon.

The 350 mark is breached in the 74th over by Lewis McManus, who stretches and drives Mason Crane into cover for one.

But Glamorgan have the option of a new ball after 80 overs.

Can Leicestershire's bowlers dig them out of a bit of a hole?

We believe Josh Hull can be involved again following his first-innings ban imposed following two deliveries which were deemed dangerous.

Ian Holland opens up, bowling to Joe Phillips.

Zero sign of a resumption at Taunton where the covers are still in place.

The umpires went out briefly to take a look at the overhead conditions - they probably didn't like what they saw.

Rain stops play at The Ovalpublished at 14:10 British Summer Time 10 September

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Surrey 246 & 228-2 v Warwickshire 248

Oh dear. These poor ground staff.

Surrey have extended their lead by nine runs to 226 in this micro-session, but they are off once again.

for Doug Bracwellpublished at 14:09 British Summer Time 10 September

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Essex 447-7 v Durham 333

Doug Bracewell launches Callum Parkinson back over his head for a maximum as Essex may hay as the sun... oh, yes, it's nowhere to be seen.

If they'd had him in 20 overs ago they might have had another bonus point.

He has 21* at better than a run a ball.

This has been a bright start from Aadi Sharma, who made his first class debut earlier this season.

He has already struck a huge six over square leg off Kiran Carlson and clipped leg spinner Mason Crane sweetly through mid wicket for four since the resumption less than 20 minutes ago.

Now he hits Crane for a six over mid wicket as the spinner bowls a long hop.

He has 23 not out off just 14 balls

The drizzle is starting to fall at Chelmsford as Ben Raine returns to the attack... fitting.

Simon Harmer is seven shy of a half-century with Doug Bracewell 13*, having steered the hosts into a lead of 105.

Change of ball at The Oval, which feels rather like rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic given the bank of black cloud which is hurtling towards SE11.

Dan Lawrence has 3* from 10 balls and Ben Foakes 20* from 36.

Nick Gledhill
BBC Essex

Image source, Rex Features

Doug Bracewell has really started well here with a couple of clubbing blows.

He is looking in good touch with that bat and if he can make a bit of a cameo here then it's going to be useful in accelerating the Essex lead because Simon Harmer is someone who can just accelerate almost at the flick of a switch.