Kent have lost their first wicket of the morning at Canterbury, with Jas Singh caught behind after trying to drive a ball from Matt Taylor.

An ambitious stroke - especially if you don't move your front foot to the pitch - and Kashif Ali is now out there with Ben Compton, who is on 155.

Dave Bracegirdle
BBC Radio Nottingham commentator

It's not a dig at Warwickshire at all but it makes a nice change for Nottinghamshire to do well here.

They've got a wretched record at this ground in the Championship. In 150 years they've only won 10 times at Edgbaston and only twice this century in the County Championship.

I'm not saying Notts are going to go on and win this game, but the two things that link the two wins are that in 2005 and 2010 they went on to win the title.

Haseeb Hameed flicks one of his pads for a couple and goes to 79.

He's added four runs to his overnight tally, dealing with the Warwickshire seam attack's advances comfortably so far.

Ollie Robinson sends the first over down in this slightly delayed match at a cost of five runs and Jayden Seales follows up from the other end with a very tidy maiden as this gets under way.

A watchful beginning from Ollie Pope and Dom Sibley who have extended their overnight partnership to 61 with Surrey trailing by 340 runs.

A lovely little clip off his pads from Hampshire's Liam Dawson goes for four more.

You felt Somerset needed to get an early breakthrough this morning but there's been no sign of that happening in the first 20 minutes of day three here so far.

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Derbys 307 v Northants 248-3

Derbyshire have made him work for it this morning, but Luke Procter has his first Championship century since May 2024.

He tucks Luis Reece round the corner for a single and goes to three figures from 202 balls faced - and also brings up a 50 partnership with Rob Keogh.

It is Procter's ninth first-class ton and he will be looking to build on this and help his team establish a decent first-innings lead.

Good over from Ben Allison brings him a maiden.

The pace bowler goes past the outside edge of Simon Harmer's bat but Worcestershire are still waiting for their first breakthrough of the morning.

Essex lead by 217 - five overs to go to the new ball.

Anthony Gibson
BBC Radio Somerset

Somerset need early wickets.

I think they'll do well to get out of this with a draw and it maybe that the weather tomorrow will be their ally in that as there are heavy showers forecast.

200's up for the hosts at The Utilita Bowl following a fabulous cut-shot from Liam Dawson.

Nick Gubbins backs that up in the next over, flicking one off his pads for four.

Hampshire have started day three well.

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Durham 269-1 v Yorks 307

It is already a great innings from Alex Lees but reaching 150 has just put a layer of gloss on it.

A single off Dom Bess and the Durham opener (formerly of Yorks of course) ambles through before taking an understated fist bump from Emilio Gay.

Lees will have his high water mark at Durham, the 195 he scored against Glos in 2023 in his sights.

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Kent 327-7 v Glos 472

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Having flashed Marchant de Lange through the covers for four, Ben Compton pulls the South African for his second boundary of the day and reaches 150 from 253 balls faced.

He may not find favour among the Bazball fraternity, but Compton's value as Kent's 'rock' is inestimable.

Cricket's equivalent of the AA, Green Flag or RAC (and probably other breakdown companies too) comes to the rescue of a broken down roller at Old Trafford.

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First runs of the day and Lyndon James spanks a square cut shot to the boundary for four.

The following delivery is a beauty from Ethan Bamber, cutting James in half, and Warwicks appeal for a catch behind the wicket but the umpire immediately shakes his head.

Jordan Thompson has fired down the first over on day three and it has cost Yorkshire a single. Centurions Alex Lees (148*) and Emilio Gay (106*) resume their partnership with Durham now trailing by 42 runs.

Nick Gledhill
BBC Essex

The match has been well contested and could still go either way.

I think the general consensus is that whereas Worcestershire had the better of day one, Essex have just moved into the slightly stronger position at the end of day two thanks to that tremendous century from Paul Walter and Noah Thain with a very, very usual hand.

The weather belongs more to spring than summer, it's perfectly pleasant. It's partly cloudy bit it's high cloud. There's plenty of blue sky with the sun just going in and out.

And day three is up and running at HQ with Ben Geddes steering a four off Timm van der Gugten wide of the slip cordon which races to the rope.

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Essex 179 & 234-6 v Worcs 202

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Ben Allison will bowl the day's first over against his former club.

Two balls is all Noah Thain needs to collect a single to long leg and reach a maiden first-class 50 off 134 balls.

The 20-year-old has four in 50-over cricket but this is his first against a red ball.

Right then, that's enough with the preliminaries. Time for some action.