Postpublished at 14:55 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
Essex 161-0 v Middlesex 246
Image source, Rex FeaturesAlastair Cook's hundred came in quick time too.
135 balls with 17 boundaries.
Pure class.
Summary
Cook makes 193 off 280 balls
Browne hits 221 off 384 deliveries
Cook & Browne break Essex highest opening stand with 373
Day three washed out at Headingley & Durham
Postpublished at 14:55 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
Image source, Rex Features
Century for Alastair Cookpublished at 14:53 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
Essex 158-0 v Middlesex 246
We are witnessing one of the game's great batsmen in his prime.
Alastair Cook moves to a third hundred of the season and his 59th overall with a flick down to fine leg.
He's done that a million times in his career.
Essex are in complete command.
Image source, Rex Features
WICKET Patel (st Davies b Parry) 50published at 14:51 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
Warwickshire 284-8 v Lancashire 273
The ball after moving past fifty, Jeetan Patel is out.
Patel skips down the wicket to Stephen Parry but misses and Alex Davies whips off the bails.
Teenage debutant George Panayi comes in at 10.
Postpublished at 14:49 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
Essex 157-0 v Middlesex 246
Steven Finn to Alastair Cook - cut over the slips for four.
Next ball, Cook flicks him to the rope.
A single moves him up to 99...
Half-century for Jeetan Patelpublished at 14:47 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
Warwickshire 284-7 v Lancashire 273
This fifty for the New Zealander may be every bit as important as Andrew Umeed's century.
It's taken the 37-year-old 85 balls with six boundaries.
The hundred partnership with Umeed is also up - crucial.
Fifty for Nick Brownepublished at 14:45 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
Essex 144-0 v Middlesex 246
Image source, Rex FeaturesThere's Nick Browne's half-century - his fourth of the summer.
The Essex opener brings it up with a glorious punch through the covers to the rope.
News of another fifty from Edgbaston on the way...
Postpublished at 14:42 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
Essex 139-0 v Middlesex 246
Image source, Rex FeaturesTim Murtagh and Toby Roland-Jones had bowled a couple of probing overs each, but Alastair Cook breaks the shackles at the start of Murtagh's 17th, pulling him for four.
A quick single then takes the England opener into the 90s.
Century number 59 awaits.
Delay at Hovepublished at 14:41 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
Sussex 358-9d v Gloucestershire 36-0
In news that will shock precisely no-one, the players have left the field at Hove due to drizzle.
Just 11 balls were bowled, in which Gloucestershire added five runs, before the umpires took the players off.
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 14:38 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
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Postpublished at 14:35 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
Warwickshire 274-7 v Lancashire 273
Asides from Stephan's random musings, Warwickshire have just moved into the lead at Edgbaston.
How many can they get ahead with three wickets left?
'A nice selection of board games'published at 14:34 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
Warwickshire 274-7 v Lancashire 273
Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at EdgbastonA few observations from the members' lounge at Edgbaston.
1. There are fewer spectators here than the first two days of the match (perhaps because of the weather forecast).
2. If you wish to play a board game, there is a selection behind the bar to choose from.
3. Apple sauce should never be eaten with pork or any other main course. Ever.
Sussex & Gloucestershire get goingpublished at 14:31 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
Sussex 358-9d v Gloucestershire 31-0
The floodlights are on, the outfield is damp, but there is cricket at Hove. And finally some cricket in Division Two today.
Gloucestershire's Cameron Bancroft and Chris Dent are at the crease and will be tested by Abidine Sakande, who will bowl the first over for Sussex.
Postpublished at 14:28 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
Essex 133-0 v Middlesex 246
It's just stupendous batting.
Tim Murtagh slings one in outside off stump to Alastair Cook - slap, four. Perfect timing.
Cook is racing along - he's got 83 from 120 balls.
Image source, Rex FeaturesPostpublished at 14:25 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
Warwickshire 271-7 v Lancashire 273
How important is Jeetan Patel to Warwickshire?
The New Zealander is up to 46, Andrew Umeed is still plodding along at the other end.
The Bears are about to move into the lead at Edgbaston.
Postpublished at 14:23 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
Essex 126-0 v Middlesex 246
Image source, Rex FeaturesJust a reminder that there will be 104 overs at the County Ground today.
Erm, why are you bowling there Toby?
Roland-Jones sends down another delivery in Alastair Cook's favourite area and the opener cuts him to the boundary.
Cook is up to 76.
Postpublished at 14:17 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
Essex 120-0 v Middlesex 246
Toby Roland-Jones drops it short and wide to Alastair Cook - cut away, four.
You don't bowl there to a man with more than 11,000 Test runs in the locker.
The groundstaff have done a tremendous job mopping up at Chelmsford - it was SERIOUSLY wet yesterday.
Image source, Rex FeaturesSussex hoping to start at 14:30 BSTpublished at 14:13 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
Sussex 358-9d v Gloucestershire 31-0
Adrian Harms
Sports reporter, BBC SussexAfter a washout yesterday it's another overcast afternoon in Hove with drizzle in the air, play was due to start at 2.15pm that's now been delayed until 2.30pm.
Fingers crossed.
Image source, BBC SportImage caption, Overcast with drizzle at Hove
Dropped catchpublished at 14:10 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
Essex 113-0 v Middlesex 246
Chance for Middlesex - dropped!
Nick Browne edges Toby Roland-Jones to Steven Finn at third slip, but he can't hold on.
It was above Finn's head and should have been taken.
Cook takes knock in warm uppublished at 14:08 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
Essex 113-0 v Middlesex 246
There was a bit of an injury scare for Essex and Alastair Cook before play.
The opener took a ball in the face after James Foster parried it towards him.
Thankfully the 32-year-old is okay to bat and is out in the middle.
Image source, Rex Features
Image source, Rex FeaturesUmeed resumes marathon knockpublished at 14:05 British Summer Time 28 June 2017
Warwickshire 259-7 v Lancashire 273
Play is also under way on time at Edgbaston.
Andrew Umeed resumes on 103, Jeetan Patel is on 36.
Umeed plays out a maiden off Lancashire seamer Tom Bailey to start - the 21-year-old has now faced 345 balls!