Get Involvedpublished at 10:41 British Summer Time 25 September 2020
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Summary
Essex close on 271-6 as Somerset fight back after tea
Essex opener Cook out for brilliant 172
Somerset made 301 all out in first innings
Team with best first-innings score wins trophy if game drawn
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 10:41 British Summer Time 25 September 2020
Essex 1-0published at 10:40 British Summer Time 25 September 2020
Cook 0, Browne 1
Josh Davey starts with a maiden.
Just a reminder, that if this five-day final were to end in a draw then the team with the highest first-innings score lifts the trophy.
302 the key number for Essex.
Essex 1-0published at 10:35 British Summer Time 25 September 2020
Cook 0, Browne 1
Nick Browne gets off the mark with a streaky leading edge behind point having edged his first ball towards second slip, but along the ground.
Craig Overton looked quick.
Essex 0-0published at 10:31 British Summer Time 25 September 2020
Cook 0, Browne 0
Here we go then. Alastair Cook and Nick Browne are opening for Essex.
Craig Overton has the new cherry for Somerset.
View from the press boxpublished at 10:29 British Summer Time 25 September 2020
Somerset 301 v Essex 0-0
Here's the feeling this morning from the BBC Radio Somerset camp...
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End of X postWatch, listen, followpublished at 10:26 British Summer Time 25 September 2020
There are plenty of options for you to follow this third day.
A live video stream starts at 10:30 BST which you can view by clicking on the play icon above.
Ball-by-ball radio commentary comes from BBC 5 Live Sports Extra, BBC Radio Somerset and BBC Essex - again you can tune in on this page.
You can also follow text updates throughout the day from myself and Adam Williams who is at Lord's.
A bright start to your Fridaypublished at 10:25 British Summer Time 25 September 2020
Somerset 301 v Essex 0-0
Adam Williams
BBC Sport at Lord's
Image source, BBC SportGood news from NW8 before we start this third day.
Some sunshine and blue sky above Lord's after we had a bit of light rain and dark cloud earlier this morning.
Still definitely not on the warm side as the bobble hats and body warmers on the players and coaches in the warm-up will testify, but fingers crossed we will get all the allotted overs in.
Postpublished at 10:21 British Summer Time 25 September 2020
Somerset 301 v Essex 0-0
Image source, Rex FeaturesSo, what happened on day two?
It was very much a day of two halves, in between more rain interruptions.
Eddie Byrom (117) and Craig Overton's (66) sixth-wicket stand of 127 took Somerset to 266-5 after tea, but Essex ran through the tail with the new ball - taking the last five wickets for 35 runs.
Seamer Sam Cook starred with the ball, taking 5-76.
It's set the game up nicely with Essex set to begin their first innings shortly.
Image source, Rex FeaturesPostpublished at 10:18 British Summer Time 25 September 2020
Somerset 301 v Essex 0-0
It's dry at Lord's but absolutely freezing. As you can see from Dom Bess' 42 layers...
Image source, Getty ImagesPostpublished at 10:15 British Summer Time 25 September 2020
Morning, and welcome to day three of the Bob Willis Trophy final.
The good news... it's dry at Lord's after a bit or morning rain and they're set to start on time.
Play gets under way in 15 minutes.