Another two fours from Saif Zaib and suddenly it's just 13 required.

Zaib is eight away from a fifth first-class half-century. The partnership is 62 from 11 overs. Brilliant, attacking batting.

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Northamptonshire 195-3 (target 218)

Rob Keogh has his 50 from 101 deliveries, smashing a four through the covers.

A quick single and then Saif Zaib (32 not out) clips one for six.

Northamptonshire are 23 away now.

Wow, Rob Keogh (45 not out) and Saif Zaib (24 not out) have come out swinging and now Northamptonshire are just 38 runs away from victory.

I thought this would be a tight, gritty affair with number 10 and 11 at the crease needing 15 runs to win.

How wrong I look. Northants are bossing it.

Michael Burgess is out for 80, as Notts strike for the first time at Edgbaston.

He is caught by Notts skipper Steven Mullaney off spinner Liam Patterson-White.

Danny Briggs is still going well though, as the lead edges up to 293. That will already take some getting.

Have the Bears got the guts to declare though?

It is another career-best for Dillon Pennington, who takes his second wicket of the morning at New Road.

He bowls Sam Conners for 9.

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Northamptonshire 159-3 (target 218)

New man Saif Zaib isn't going to hang about and let the pressure build.

He smashes Delray Rawlins for four and then wallops a maximum to move to 13 off nine.

Northamptonshire are now 59 runs away, and all that early Sussex pressure is starting to slip away.

Two wickets to tell you about from the Oval where Gloucestershire need another 172 runs just to make Surrey bat again.

First Daniel Moriarty takes his seventh wicket of the match as Miles Hammond edges one behind to fall for 45.

Then Jamie Overton responds in the next over, pinning new man Tom Smith leg before for one.

Surrey are three dismissals away. This could be done and dusted before lunch.

Warwickshire now lead Notts by 260 runs at Edgbaston.

Michael Burgess (69) and Danny Briggs (20) have so far added 15 this morning.

Big, big wicket at Hove.

Sussex paceman Jamie Atkins finds Luke Procter's edge and Aaron Thomason takes a smart catch in the slips.

Procter falls for 51 having only just made his half-century, while the 84-run partnership also comes to an end as Saif Zaib joins Rob Keogh in the middle.

I'd say Northants are still in control, 77 runs away from the win, but another wicket and things could get very tense.

Back to Grace Road and Leicestershire's Marcus Harris has just brought up his 32nd first-class half-century from 83 balls.

The Australian is going to have to bat long you feel if the Foxes are to have any chance of getting something out of this game.

Two wickets in four balls for Worcestershire at New Road as the Pears move to the brink of victory.

Skipper Joe Leach has main danger man Wayne Madsen caught behind for 45.

Then, from the third ball of the next over, Dillon Pennington removes Ben Aitchison for a golden duck.

Young paceman Pennington's figures now read 4-27. After a career-best 4-44 in the first innings, could he better his best twice in the same game?

New man in to join Alex Hughes is Sam Conners.

A first wicket of the day and it goes to Middlesex.

Leicestershire opener Sam Evans (26) tickles one behind to the keeper to give Tom Helm a third wicket of the match.

Leicestershire need a further 295 runs to win. That dismissal won't help their cause.

A reminder of what's needed at Hove.

Northamptonshire are just 87 runs away from a third victory in the competition this term.

Eight wickets on a competitive pitch is the order of the day for Sussex who have struggled so far this season.

A comeback here though and their campaign will be back on track.

And we're off!

First over bowled at Old Trafford - and it's a Saqib Mahmood maiden.

Our main feature game today is again the Roses Match from Emirates Old Trafford, which could prove a dramatic stage.

Lancashire struck two big blows before the close last night when they removed both Yorkshire openers Adam Lyth (39) and Tom Kohler-Cadmore (32) - but the Tykes are a long way from being beaten.

After Josh Bohannon emulated Keaton Jennings by becoming the second Lancashire centurion, the hosts declared on 509-9 - with a whopping lead of 350. But Yorkshire have shown a great deal more application second time around - and that has frustrated their hosts.

For those 2,000 lucky enough to have tickets in this first round of fixtures to be allowed limited crowds, the final day should be gripping, hard-fought entertainment.

The BBC commentary team of Scott Read, Jonathan Doidge and Kevin Howells are in place at Old Trafford to talk you through every ball . . .

Good news. We have sunshine!