Taylor to Ben Brown...

...no run.

What a spell though, it's dragged Northamptonshire right back into this game.

First Delray Rawlins is bowled for 15. Then George Garton edges to the slips first ball.

Bit of excitement at the end of this session.

Taylor's two wickets came off the last two balls of his over. We'll have to wait until he has the ball in his hand again.

Woah, two in two for Tom Taylor and the Northamptonshire man is on a hat-trick...

One piece of extra good news for Red Rose fans of all cricketing codes to emerge this morning is that England have made World Cup winning wicketkeeper Jos Buttler available for Lancashire's first six matches in the T20 Blast.

Exciting news too for other counties' commercial departments too, to welcome the top box office attraction.

Buttler, who has not played since his stunning IPL century for Rajasthan Royals on 2 May - 124 off 64 balls - will play in Lancashire's first two home games at Emirates Old Trafford.

They are on back-to-back days against Derbyshire (9 June, 14:30) and Leicestershire (10 June, 18:30).

But then their next four games are all away: Worcestershire (13 June, 14:30), Derbyshire (15 June, 19:00), Durham (17 June, 19:00) and Birmingham Bears (18 June, 18:30).

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Gloucestershire are collapsing!

First Amir Virdi grabs his third scalp of the innings, removing Ian Cockbain for one.

And then Dan Moriarty bowls Ryan Higgins for a duck to leave Gloucestershire five down.

Nottinghamshire have picked up another batting point at Edgbaston but they have lost another man, Tom Moores.

He was caught and bowled by Warwickshire skipper Will Rhodes - the fourth different Bears bowler to take a wicket this morning, after Liam Norwell rather hogged the limelight by taking all three last night.

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Sussex 175 & 207-4 v Northamptonshire 256

Tom Haines finds the rope to bring up a brilliant century off 210 balls.

That's the 22-year-old's fourth first-class century and it couldn't have come at a better time, helping Sussex into a lead of 126.

At the other end Ben Brown is now unbeaten on 56. Their partnership has also passed 100 runs.

Good progress from Lancashire at Old Trafford this morning as they ease past the 400-mark.

It has taken until the 146th over, so they're well past the chance of any more batting bonus points, but the Red Rose are slowly turning the screw here.

No Yorkshire wicket yet today. Josh Bohannon has moved on to 73, Danny Lamb to 29, their stand is up to 61 and the Lancy lead has now reached 247.

Just as we press publish, Surrey go and get another one.

Dan Moriarty joins the action, dismissing Tom Lace for a duck.

Wickets hey, they're like buses...

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Worcestershire 421, Derbyshire 137-5

Wayne Madsen makes his fourth half-century of the summer - and no sooner has he done that than he is out at New Road.

A second wicket for Ed Barnard - and a second slip catch of the morning for Daryl Mitchell.

Matt Critchley, who is again going nicely, is joined by Fynn Hudson-Prentice.

And there's also a first wicket on day three for Surrey as spinner Amar Virdi traps West Indian batsman Kraigg Brathwaite leg before for 38.

Remember, Surrey posted a mammoth 473 in their first innings thanks in part to skipper Hashim Amla's 173. Gloucestershire trail by 389.

First of the day for Leicestershire as Chris Wright bowls opener Stevie Eskinazi through the gate for 46.

A much-needed wicket for the Foxes as Middlesex's lead passes the 250 mark.

Warwickshire have their third wicket of the morning in Birmingham.

Notts skipper Steven Mullaney goes for 28, a first scalp for Danny Briggs.

Liam Patterson-White comes in to join Tom Moores.

We may have undersold Ben Raine's performance in this match so far.

He's been sensational this morning, gobbling up Essex's last two wickets, while his dismissal of Jamie Porter was his 300th in first-class cricket.

Even still, his side have a lot of work to do with the bat now after their terrible first innings.

Openers Cameron Bancroft and Alex Lees walk out to the middle.

Worcestershire get their first wicket of the day. Ben McDermott, for 25.

No sooner than he had helped to complete his first half-century stand as a Derbyshire player than the Australian debutant - son of Aussie Test legend Craig - is caught in the slips off Dillon Pennington.

McDermott's partner in that stand was Wayne Madsen, who has moved slowly on to 42. New man in Matt Critchley.

And the first wicket for Durham as Sam Cook is trapped leg before by Ben Raine and goes for 22.

One more to go, Essex are 285-9 but in control with a lead of 368.

Joe Clarke is gone for 61 at Edgbaston - and Warwickshire have their second wicket of the day, this one for the ageless Tim Bresnan.

His dismissal came shortly after Notts had reached their first batting point.

Tom Moores comes in to help skipper Steven Mullaney, who has already hit four boundaries, go in search of at least one or two more.

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Yorkshire 159, Lancashire 371-6

it's taken 24 minutes for him to get off the mark today, but Josh Bohannon reaches his 50 - his 10th in first-class cricket and his fourth of the season.

He was similarly watchful and patient in getting going yesterday, but you can't argue with the end product. He's averaging over 50 this season, now in the Lancashire number four slot once graced by the likes of legends like Clive Lloyd and Neil Fairbrother.

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