Summary

  • Notts lead Yorkshire by 446 with Joe Clarke 97no after first-innings century

  • Alastair Cook is out for eight after Essex follow-on against Hampshire

  • Somerset 133 ahead with only three wickets left against Kent

  • Leics set a target of 230 to beat Sussex after Colin Ackermann's 5-69

  • Northants make Middlesex follow-on after bowling them out for 271

  • Durham 10-0 at close, chasing 361 to beat Derbyshire

Live Reporting

Paul Grunill and Joe Townsend

  1. Good morning

    What a feast of batting we could have in store today.

    Joe Root will resume on 56 not out for Yorkshire at Trent Bridge and Sir Alastair Cook starts unbeaten on 17 as Essex try to avoid the possibility of following on against Hampshire.

    Elsewhere, promoted Kent will look to press home their advantage at Taunton after bowling out Somerset for 171, and there are three continuing games in Division Two as well.

    Welcome to our coverage of day three in the opening round of the County Championship. Should be a good one. Play starts at 11:00 BST.

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