Nathan Gilchrist is swinging hard at everything, and connects with the latest delivery from Kyle Abbott.

It isn't pretty, but it flies down to long-off for four. They all count.

D'Oliveira is rehearsing a flashing drive after playing and missing Paterson outside off stump.

He returns plays out the rest of the over defensively.

Roderick moves to 42 with a back foot cut for one off Patterson-White - and D'Oliveira goes down the track and launches the bowler straight down the ground for four.

Cut away for four more to bring up the century partnership.

Nick Gledhill
BBC Essex

It is fair to say that this Chelmsford surface is one that goes firmly into the result wicket category. But, like the Essex v Hampshire classic in June, the game itself is shaping into a riveting contest.

On that occasion the key was for the batting side to get through to the older ball. It will be interesting to see if things get easier for Essex should they manage to bat into tomorrow.

That will be a challenge against a Lancashire’s seam attack that has dominated as Essex’s did earlier, Will Williams looking particularly impressive. Then there’s Matt Parkinson who has just come on and will be hoping to benefit from the turn and bounce that brought Simon Harmer 5-41 earlier.

Maybe Alastair Cook, who has fought his way to 24 at tea, might prove the difference.

Ollie Pope strokes a single off Dom Bess to end a dominant afternoon session by Surrey.

They have added 164 for the loss of Ben Foakes and Cameron Steel, with Pope and Jordan Clark sharing an unbroken stand of 110.

The Division One leaders are nearing a second batting point and they need every one, with title rivals Hampshire having achieved all three with the ball against Kent.

Division One

Essex 64-4 v Lancashire 131

Gloucestershire v Warwickshire 164-6

Hampshire v Kent 156-9 - still in play

Somerset 163-2 v Northamptonshire

Surrey 246-5 v Yorkshire

Division Two

Durham v Sussex 142-9 - still in play

Glamorgan 228-3 v Derbyshire

Leicestershire v Middlesex 196-5

Worcestershire 187-5 v Nottinghamshire

Ollie Pope drives Steve Patterson for four as we crawl towards tea at the Micky Stewart Oval. It's his 15th boundary, to go with one, six and he is now 121 not out.

Two singles and a no ball come from David Payne's over.

Ajeet Singh Dale will bowl from the Ashley Down Road End.

Worryingly, he's taking a bit of time to get through this over as he pauses to stretch out a hamstring.

Just the one run from the over.

Alastair Cook and Feroze Khushi make it through to tea, seeing off Tom Hartley with relative ease.

Essex trail by 67 - Cook has 24, Khushi 17.

The Pears had the better of the middle session today with 88 runs added for no wickets.

D'Oliveira returns to the middle on 50 not out, joined by Gareth Roderick - who has 41.

Liam Patterson-White will bowl to D'Oliveira.

Jordan Clark comes down the pitch and cover drives Dom Bess for four as he and Ollie Pope achieve a 100 partnership from 123 balls.

Clark is 30 not out and Pope has 117.

Yorkshire summon Steve Patterson, their most successful bowler in this innings, for a pre-tea burst.

A magnificent cover drive by Ollie Pope brings him another boundary and he flicks the final delivery to leg and comes back for a third run to move to 116 not out.

First sight of spin in this second innings as Matt Parkinson comes on to bowl.

Feroze Khushi greets him with a flashing drive that races to the cover boundary.

A good day overall for Gloucestershire, who have six wickets to date and will be confident of restricting Warwickshire to under 250 if they can dislodge Dom Sibley.

The over rate has been very good. 66 bowled so far.

David Payne will bowl the 67th from the Pavilion End.

If Yorkshire were hoping that Dom Bess could slow the Surrey scoring rate, it isn't working at the moment.

Ollie Pope late cuts for four at the start of his latest over, which ends with a low full toss, which Jordan Clark puts away through the covers for another boundary.

Dave Bracegirdle
BBC Radio Nottingham commentator

Worcestershire enjoyed the better of the afternoon session at New Road, with Brett D’Oliveira and Gareth Roderick batting throughout the two-hour period.

Resuming on 99-5, the home pair resisted everything that Nottinghamshire threw at them with captain D’Oliveira reaching his 50 from 141 deliveries, with seven fours.

The in-from Roderick has stroked five boundaries in his unbeaten 41, with the partnership now worth 88.

They've had to work very hard but Somerset now have the platform for a substantial first-innings total against Northants.

Tom Abell punches Rob Keogh away square for four in the final over before tea and is 59 not out, with George Bartlett on 37.

Together they have added 91 since the downfall of Tom Lammonby.

Dom Bess gives one a bit more air and Jordan Clark is able to clout it away through the covers for four. He is 21 not out and Ollie Pope has 102.

Alastair Cook plays and misses at Tom Bailey outside off. The Lancashire slips oo and ah, but the great man is still there.

He has 17, whilst Feroze Khushi has moved to 12 with a textbook cover drive.

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Somerset 157-2 v Northants

A single off Rob Keogh takes Somerset skipper Tom Abell to 50 from 100 deliveries.

He is fortunate at the start of the next over, bowled by Ben Sanderson, as he edges between first and second slip for four.

Being fair to them, it's possible that might not have carried.