After they were set a target of 296, Durham managed to survive the 15 overs before lunch unscathed, leaving Hampshire's survival hopes hanging by a thread.

Hampshire need 10 wickets in 63 overs otherwise they go down to Division Two.

Unless Lancashire chase down the 347 to beat Warwickshire - which isn't happening.

Clive Eakin
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Sport

Despite some heroic resistance from nightwatchman Simon Kerrigan, Warwickshire are progressing towards the victory they need to secure their first division status.

Three wickets in the morning session have taken Warwickshire to within four of a win.  It's a slow pitch on the final day and they're having to work hard but it looks like patience is going to pay off.

Kerrigan, though, deserves plaudits for having kept out 112 deliveries so far, including several from the country's top wicket taker, spinner Jeetan Patel. 

It's also lunch at Edgbaston with Lancashire in all sorts of trouble. However, if Hampshire don't bowl Durham out this afternoon, the Red Rose county will stay up.

Nightwatchman Simon Kerrigan has batted 112 balls for his 10 not out. Gritty stuff from the Preston lad.

But Warwickshire need just four more wickets to seal their survival in Division One.

That's not a bad effort from the youngster. He finishes the season with four centuries and an average of 61.26.

It's now lunch at Lord's with Dawid Malan left on 99. 

Nick Gubbins plays the most gorgeous of cover drives off David Willey which races to the ropes. Pure timing from the 22-year-old.

However, he almost goes next up as the ball flies off the bottom of his bat and just over the head of mid-off.

Middlesex's lead is up to 80 - both batsmen are in sight of a century. It's going to go down to the wire isn't it?

Howard Broadwell: You can't say this championship has been one-cidered  

John Clifton: I'm afraid that cider puns just give my wife the pip. However, I'm excited to the core - come on the draw! 

Middlesex are racing along now. Nick Gubbins flicks Steven Patterson off his legs to the boundary and follows it up with a beautiful cover drive for four.

14 come off the over and the host's lead is up to 64. We have 15 minutes before lunch - can Middlesex push their advantage towards three figures?

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Hampshire are searching desperately for a wicket before lunch. It seems they'll need all 10 to stay in Division One.

But they're up against two of the county circuit's best batsmen in Mark Stoneman and Keaton Jennings who have taken Durham to 30-0 in quick time.

Meanwhile at Edgbaston there has been another wicket...

Jonathan Moyse: Championship de-CIDER! Come on the draw!

Yep, I like that Jonathan. Keep your cider puns coming.

He's looked as graceful as a ballet dancer for most of this match, but that's not a pretty shot from Nick Gubbins.

The opener charges and plays an ugly slog across the line to Steven Patterson which he misses. 

Andy Hodd comes up to the stumps. "You ain't doing that again lad," he says. Probably.

Yorkshire almost make the breakthrough at Lord's. Dawid Malan, fully charged now, dances down the wicket to Azeem Rafiq but skews his shot towards David Willey at deep cover.

The ball falls just short of the England man. Middlesex are on the attack.

Steven Patterson gets one to rip back into Dawid Malan - it strikes him on the knee, but is given not out.

Outside the line of off stump. Malan and Nick Gubbins are swinging at every other delivery now. I like it.

Jonathan Whittall: 10 wickets for survival! Come on @hantscricket

Durham have just started their second innings at the Ageas Bowl. They're 7-0.

Here we go! Nick Gubbins charges Azeem Rafiq and launches him over wide long-on to the boundary.

I didn't think this game was going to peter out into a draw. Middlesex must want it. They need it. The lead is 38.

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Middlesex 270 & 152-2 v Yorkshire 390

Dawid Malan and Nick Gubbins bring up their 150 partnership. It's some recovery from being 2-2 yesterday evening.

If Middlesex get a move on, could they set Yorkshire 200 to win in 40 overs?  Surely something like that has to be the plan? There are 76 overs left in the day.

That's a terrible delivery first up from Azeem Rafiq. Short, wide, and cut for four by Dawid Malan who's up to 78.

I'd expect the Middlesex batsmen to get a wriggle on before lunch now - they're looking well set.

Yorkshire's bowlers look threatening, but are then prone to bowling a loose one.

Ryan Sidebottom the case in point here - he bowls three good deliveries and then a short, wide, half-tracker which Dawid Malan punches to the point boundary.

It's been a strange old morning so far - I don't think anyone is any wiser as to what the tactics are.

Still gripping viewing though! Azeem Rafiq replaces Steven Patterson at the other end.