Nick Gledhill
BBC Essex

These two have got to hang in and try and build.

It's not quite last chance saloon for Worcestershire but you feel that they played well in the first innings have got to do it again here.

Matthew Waite is beaten by an excellent Jamie Porter delivery which leaves him off the pitch.

Essex not offering up any freebies in this immediate post-tea period.

How did that miss? Waite connects with nothing but air as Porter cuts one back the other way.

A superb final delivery of the over from Nottinghamshire's Lyndon James somehow misses both the edge of Hamza Sheikh's beaten bat and the top of off stump.

The dictionary definition of a jaffa from James.

Melinda Farrell
Sports broadcaster/journalist on BBC Hereford & Worcestershire

Big blow for Worcestershire losing Kashif Ali just before tea and he was looking so good as well.

He really looked to be rediscovering the touch, the form that he'd maybe been struggling with, but some encouraging signs for him

A thick edge from Brett D'Oliveira falls just short of third slip.

An anxious moment for Worcestershire's skipper, but he survives.

Image source, BBC Sussex

With Dan Lawrence and Ben Foakes seeing it like a beach ball and scoring at well over four and a half an over the umpires decide the light is that bad that they cannot continue.

We are back underway in the final session of day three at Edgbaston.

Warwickshire's Sam Hain smacks the second ball after tea for four on the back foot to get off the mark.

Nick Gledhill
BBC Essex

For the second time today Worcestershire lost a crucial wicket just before an interval to maintain Essex’s increasing grip on this match.

Kashif Ali was the man to go shortly before tea, edging Simon Harmer to slip after constructing a fine counter-attacking 50 with nine fours.

Worcestershire really needed him to convert that into a century to have a hope of reaching 295.

As it is they are now reliant on Brett D’Oliviera and Matthew Waite, who have just resumed after tea. Both looked good in the first innings but this is a big ask for the visitors.

Bad news in Southampton as bad light has delayed the restart to the final session of day three between Hampshire and Somerset - with the visitors still trailing by 61 runs.

We will let you know if we get back underway at The Utilita Bowl but, at the moment, it is looking unlikely.

The light has deteriorated over tea at the Spitfire Ground so we will have to wait for the re-start - in fact, it has now started raining.

Gloucestershire lead by 191 with Ollie Price and Miles Hammond the not out pair.

It is also tea at Old Trafford and it is Leicestershire who are in charge of their Division Two clash against Lancashire.

Peter Handscomb remains unbeaten on 81 following a fourth-wicket partnership of 130 with Lewis Hill, who impressed with 64.

They lead by 91 runs with five wickets still in hand ahead of the final session on day three.

Adrian Harms
BBC Sussex

A session completely dominated by Surrey who have added 162 in just 32 overs, and are in arrears by just 57 with another 38 overs still to be bowled today.

After Ollie Pope have completed a classy century, enter Dan Lawrence who bludgeoned the Sussex attack all around Hove

His hundred came in just 92 balls including six sixes, and together with Ben Foakes has added 141 for the 4th wicket.

This is still an excellent pitch and Surrey will be hoping to establish a substantial lead and put Sussex under pressure tomorrow

Very much a batsman's day at Derby, where Luke Procter and Saif Zaib hit centuries for Northamptonshire before the declaration came during the afternoon session.

Procter made 150 and Zaib 105, and Justin Broad weighed in by hitting 46 off 27 balls in a stand of 85 in nine overs with the latter.

Derbyshire lost David Lloyd in the right over of their second innings but Caleb Jewell and Harry Came saw it through to tea, which arrived with the home side still 115 behind.

The dismissal of Kashif Ali in the penultimate over of the afternoon, bowled by Simon Harmer, has put Essex on course for a three-day victory at Chelmsford.

Set 295 to win, Worcestershire needed a good start, but lost Gareth Roderick to the second ball of the innings.

Wickets have continued to fall at regular intervals and much now depends on skipper Brett D'Oliveira - who is 20 not out - if they are to get anywhere close to this target.

Just the one breakthrough for the hosts with Yorkshire taking as few risks as possible after being put back in.

The deficit remains 88 with nine wickets still in tact but the run rate (under two and over) suggests Yorks are not about to chance losing the draw in an effort to force the game.

Adam Lyth with 20 in 43 balls and James Wharton with 3 from 24 are the blockers in situ.

Warwickshire reach tea 53-2, still trailing Nottinghamshire by 221 runs.

Hamza Shaikh is 15 not out while Sam Hain remains scoreless at the crease.

We still have 41 overs remaining today at Edgbaston with the visitors in total control of this one.

A session lit up by Dan Lawrence who leaves for a cuppa unbeaten on 105.

Yes, he had a bit of luck in that he was dropped on 35 off Ollie Robinson but he gas more than made use of the life with some scintillating stroke-play to move to a first century of his season.

In company with Ben Foakes (47*) the Surrey all-rounder has added 141 for the fourth wicket and moved the champions to within sight of parity.