A day of twists and turnspublished at 19:35 British Summer Time 20 July 2022
Day two of this round of County Championship fixtures has been a day of swings and roundabouts, not least in the weather with Tuesday's roasting heat replaced by bad light and even the odd rain delay on Wednesday.
Division One leaders Surrey produced a superb recovery from 112-7 to 319 thanks to Will Jacks' 150 before Dan Worrall took two wickets early in Essex's second innings to arguably give his side the edge.
Northants were dismissed for 235 but responded by skittling Lancashire for 132 as Jack Price took 5-14 while Hampshire got on top of Gloucestershire, as the other two top-flight matches - at Edgbaston and Taunton - remain firmly in the balance.
In Division Two, there were big scores from Nottinghamshire duo Ben Duckett (241) and Haseeb Hameed (194), Sussex's Cheteshwar Pujara (231) and Leicestershire's Wiaan Mulder (147no) to put those three sides in charge against Derbyshire, Middlesex and Glamorgan respectively.
But, as we've seen today, things can quickly change - so join us again right here tomorrow to see how day three unfolds.