Dragged down by Luke Wells and David Bedingham pulls away for four.

They reach the 550 mark in 127.4 overs.

Got hold of it this time!

Zaman Akhter unleashes a firm front foot drive through backward point off Ryan Higgins for four in a productive over costing 11 runs.

This is getting more than a little frustrating for promotion candidates Middlesex, locked in a three team race with Sussex and Yorkshire.

Alex Whittingham: Forget the best England father and son duo, what about the best family combo? The D’Oliveira’s are surely in for a shout with Basil, Damian and Brett all representing Worcestershire…

Stephen Mann: Don't forget the Headleys too. Yet more Worcester lineage.

Another bowling change. Tom Hartley is back on at the Lumley End.

David Bedingham gets the fourth ball away for one to long on.

He's now on 262, 11 short of Martin Love's Durham record of 273.

Ben Raine launches the last ball down the ground past Hartley at long on for four.

We've been back under way at Chelmsford for a little while.

Notts showing a bit more application with the bat than they did in the first innings.

Essex will know removing opening pair Haseeb Hameed and Ben Slater is key to their hopes of claiming an innings win.

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Lewis Goldsworthy and man of the moment Archie Vaughan stride to the crease as Somerset get a vital second innings under way, trailing by four on first innings.

Goldsworthy picks up two off the second ball to get off a pair after his first-innings duck.

Kemar Roach almost gets through Goldsworthy's gate but the batter does just enough to defend.

Somerset trail by two.

Toby Roland-Jones is back in the attack and Zaman aims a flashing cover drive, missing the ball by a fair margin.

He held the pose though!

Just the one run from that over. 100 behind.

The partnership is worth 78.

OK, people - we love the joke as well.

It's a classic. But we're losing count of the messages we've had saying that Miandad is the best cricket father-and-son duo.

So, if you were thinking of sending that in, stand down!

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Matt Parkinson is getting a couple of new bruises.

Brad Wheal has dug some bouncers in short at the tailender since lunch.

The hip and shoulder have been struck already, but Parkinson battles and remains at the crease.

A couple of runs and the wicket in that Luke Wells over.

Bedingham is on 256.

He pushes George Bell to long on to equal his best ever Durham score, made in 2021 against Derbyshire.

Single to Ben Raine.

One more to Bedingham turned to mid wicket for his record Durham score.

He has 258 in 335 balls with 26 fours and one six.

Adam Savoury: Does this mean that England’s first-choice spinner is now Somerset’s third-choice spinner?

JS: Is that Tom Curran putting forward his Bazball rendition for the Test team?

Covers and sheets are all to watch at Leicester and Northampton.

The groundstaff are working on the outfield at both grounds so hopefully, play will resume in the near future...but it will be a delayed start to the afternoon sessions.

In fact there will be an inspection at Grace Road at 13:45 BST.

Both games are well ahead of the others around the country so it shouldn't impact on results coming from either of them.

Luke Wells is worked for an easy single apiece by David Bedingham and Colin Ackermann.

Ackermann keeps the strike with a single pushed off the last ball.

He gets a single into the off side facing George Bell and Bedingham gets one to long leg. He's on 255.

One more to Ackermann.

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If you're just joining our coverage this afternoon, it's been quite the morning for Somerset teenager Archie Vaughan.

The 18-year-old son of former England captain Michael has completed a six-wicket haul in their Division One top-two tussle with Surrey.

In only his second Championship game.

Read more about that here.

(Goodness, he looks so much like his dad, doesn't he?!)

Maiden for Luke Hollan.

Josh de Caires continues his spell from the other end and his third ball is driven through cover by Zaman Akhter for one.

Zafar Gohar sweeps to deep square leg for one more.

Akhter keeps the strike with a forward press into cover.

Anon, via WhatsApp (don't forget to include your names, folks)

Back under way at Canterbury.

Quite a few spectators took the opportunity to head out to the middle to inspect the pitch over lunch.

In doing so, they spent more time out there than many Kent batters!

How long will Durham bat on?

They have a huge innings advantage but have never bowled a side out twice with a Kookaburra ball so far this season.

For the time being, David Bedingham will face the first ball on 251 not out.

He's facing part time off spinner George Bell - the eighth bowler Lancashire have used in this innings.

Colin Ackermann has 180.

The lesser spotted wicket has not been seen here since yesterday.