Worcestershire's big-hitting batman Ross Whiteley is to leave after nine seasons at New Road.

With Somerset having already batted for more than 30 overs, survival mode is well and truly on.

I have just checked the weather forecast for the remainder of the match and it says there will be 0.1mm of rain tomorrow.

Apart from a bit of bad light, that means an awful lot of batting!

Liam Dawson is now finding a bit of turn at the Ageas Bowl, which will please Yorkshire's Dom Bess.

George Hill takes a single from a thick edge and is now 55 not out, with Tom Kohler-Cadmore on 57. The lead is now 208 and Dawson has 0-36 from 24 overs.

Despite the loss of two wickets in three balls, Josh Bohannon continues on his merry way and he is now on 132, his best score of the season. His career best is 174.

Liam Livingstone has joined him at the crease after he had to go off the field on Monday with a shoulder injury having dived to save a boundary.

The One-Day star has already hit three fours and the deficit is now exactly 100.

It's early in the afternoon session at Bristol following a delayed lunch and Gloucestershire are 173-9, replying to Northamptonshire's 327.

In Division Three, Ben Mike is leading a Leicestershire counter-attack against Kent, with 29 off 27 balls so far. But they are 55-6 after being set a target of 386.

Martin Andersson has just hit a six off Alex Thomson at Lord's, where Middlesex are 164-5, a lead of 241 against Derbyshire.

At New Road, Sussex are 78-3 - with Ali Orr reaching 50 off 96 balls - and are leading Worcestershire by 129.

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Hampshire 163 v Yorkshire 243 & 117-1

Keith Barker steams in and George Hill drives pleasantly through the covers for two runs which take him to a 164-ball fifty. It's his second of the season in the Championship and has helped his side build a 197-run lead.

Worth reminding everyone, though, that Kyle Abbott and Brad Wheal are not on the field for Hampshire because of injuries.

@MartinBill300, external asks why Durham have only carried forward four points from the first phase of the Championship.

The answer is, Martin, that Durham took only eight points from their two games against Essex.

They don't play them again in Division Two - but half of that tally was carried forward.

Likewise, the 19 carried forward by Essex is half of the points they won against Durham earlier in the season.

Kevan James
BBC Radio Solent commentator

This is the last domestic cricket of the season at Emirates Old Trafford before it stages the decisive fifth Test between England and India, starting next Friday.

Scott Read on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra has just revealed that a member of the ECB was inspecting the pitch set to be used for the Test this morning. At the moment, it is under a piece of matting while Lancashire and Warwickshire play on a strip further along the square.

A new Liam Dawson over and George Hill chops away his first delivery for a single and brings up a 100 partnership with Tom Kohler-Cadmore. Yorkshire lead by 187 and you would think they will look to accelerate during this session ahead of a declaration, probably later in the day.

There has been rain at the Uptonsteel County Ground over lunch.

The re-start has been delayed until 14:00, with Kent looking to pick up the four wickets they need for victory.

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It's been a below-par season in red-ball cricket for Tom Kohler-Cadmore, but a single off Keith Barker carries him to his first half-century of it from 113 balls.

It wasn't the greatest stroke, under-edging an attempted pull. He won't care about that, though, and the Yorkshire lead is 183 as we begin the afternoon session at the Ageas Bowl.

In case you weren't with us over the first two days, this is a reminder that teams have carried points forward into the Championship's second phase. Here's the total for each team before the current matches began.

Division One:

Warwickshire 21, Somerset 18.5, Lancashire 16.5, Hampshire 8.5, Nottinghamshire 5, Yorkshire 4.5.

Division Two:

Essex 19, Northants 16, Surrey 13, Gloucestershire 12, Glamorgan 11.5, Durham 4.

Division Three:

Worcestershire 18.5, Middlesex 13, Sussex 12, Leicestershire 11.5, Kent 11, Derbyshire 9.5.

Adrian Harms
BBC Sussex commentator

An intriguing morning at a cloudy New Road with Sussex wrapping up the final three Worcester wickets for 27

Enter home skipper Joe Leach, who then steamed in to take three wickets as Sussex slumped to 3-3, with Tom Haines and Harrison Ward both out first ball.

Ali Orr and Ollie Carter weathered the pre-lunch storm for Sussex, but with a lead of just 88 this game is too close to call.