Durham still batting at Worcester - and Ben Stokes is still right at it.

Two more sixes. 17 now in total. Eight fours.

He is now on 160 off 86 balls. The comparatively restrained David Bedingham is on 133.

Scott Read
BBC Radio Lancashire

Both sides will have probably have taken something from the morning session.

For Warwickshire reaching 300 and the extra batting point.

For Lancashire, avoiding a lengthily final partnership.

The home side might consider 300 below par on a pitch which looks good.

Dom Sibley carrying his bat has been a real highlight for the Bears.

David Lloyd and Ash Giles, who have been with us on commentary, are impressed with the way he has developed his technique.

What else has Ben Stokes left in his locker after his sensational morning assault at New Road?

The new England skipper is 147 not out at lunch, including 15 sixes, five of which came in one over off Josh Baker.

Durham's record for sixes in a season is 18 by John Morris. Stokes could see that off in one innings, if Durham continue to bat.

The world record is 23 in an innings by former Worcestershire overseas player Colin Munro.

Kevin Hand
BBC Radio London

After a day of runs first up the second morning belonged to the bowlers at Hove and Sussex will be far the happier.

The hosts finished eight runs short of maximum batting points despite having been 225-1 at one point on Thursday.

The ball was doing a lot more for the Middlesex opening pair of Shaheen Shah Afridi and Martin Andersson as they wrapped up the last four Sussex wickets in short order.

The pitch itself has without doubt quickened up on Day Two and Ollie Robinson, in two deliveries found more movement than the visitors did on a slower surface yesterday.

The first swung away late from Sam Robson, who left alone outside off. The second nipped back off the seam to bowl Robson again shouldering arms.

Glenn Speller
BBC Essex Sport

He has come close before but finally Paul Walter has three figures for Essex.

96 last season against Gloucestershire and 93 against Northamptonshire last week proved agonising.

But he has batted well here, taking full advantage of being dropped on 12.

Walter started as a youngster with Essex, opening the bowling with Reece Topley, before leaving and playing club cricket with Billericay.

He came back to the club as a bowling all-rounder and has turned himself into a reliable top order batter and one who now has a century to his name, having moved his career-best score on to 141 at lunch.

Ffion Wynne
BBC Sport Wales at Sophia Gardens

This headline previously read "Labuschagne leads Glamorgan recovery" but the world's number one batter has just been dismissed from the last ball before lunch.

A rather baffling decision from the Australian, unnecessarily pulling a shortish ball straight down the throat of fine leg for 17 - a huge dent in Glamorgan's batting hopes.

That will certainly give the Leicestershire bowlers some confidence when they return after the break, especially as wicketkeeper Harry Swindells dropped Labuschagne on just 2, albeit from a very difficult diving chance.

Earlier, the visitors were bowled out for 320 before striking early to get rid of opposing captain David Lloyd for 6, with that wicket on the stroke of lunch leaving the game finely poised.

Division One:

Essex 321-4 (Walter 141*, A Cook 107) v Yorkshire

Hampshire 342 (Organ 107), Gloucestershire 31-4

Warwickshire 315 (Sibley 142), Lancashire 18-0

Surrey 401 (Burns 107, S Curran 73) v Northants

Division Two:

Leicestershire 320, Glamorgan 58-2

Sussex 392 (Alsop 113, Orr 99) Middlesex 44-2

Durham 549-4 (Stokes 147* Bedingham 119* Dickson 104) v Worcestershire

Gloucestershire are in real trouble after Mohammad Abbas strikes twice in successive overs just before lunch, getting Miles Hammond caught behind before trapping Graeme van Buuren leg before wicket.

There will be a few upset tummies in the visiting dressing toom as they go to lunch.

Nice calm morning for Essex, just losing nightwatchman Sam Cook.

Paul Walter onto 141 and a great chance for a huge one in such benign conditions.

Nine overs comfortably negotiated so far for Keaton Jennings and Luke Wells.

Ben Stokes has now hit 15 sixes in his astonishing assault this morning - that is just one short of equalling Andrew Symonds' County Championship record of 16 in an innings.

He finally has a life on 139. But this is still thought to be the first Championship century before lunch since Aussie Matt Renshaw for Somerset against Yorkshire in 2018.

David Bedingham was on 81 when Stokes came in. He is now on 118.

Stokes is on 145 - and counting.

On the ground where the great Ian Botham, now Durham's club president, once played too.

Danny Briggs is quickly into the attack in Manchester.

Openers Luke Wells and fit-again Keaton Jennings have so far looked untroubled.

Kevan James
BBC Radio Solent

The Ageas Bowl pitch is playing a lot easier than the one we saw for last week's game against Lancashire.

Hampshire will be disappointed they were bowled out for 342, having been 225-2 yesterday afternoon. They’ve missed a bit of a trick.

But have they?

Already Abbas is amongst the wickets - including in form James Bracey (0) who lasted 3 balls, and he was dropped first ball in the slips.