Back under way in the second session on day three at Bristol.

Inside edge from Ben Brown with the final delivery of Jake Ball's first over into the attack!

But it goes just safe down to long leg and Brown goes through for a single to keep the strike.

Archie Vaughan's first over after lunch goes for just a single.

At the other end, there will be a change of bowling, as Jake Ball comes into the attack.

Archie Vaughan gets us back under way to Ben Mayes who pushes forwards towards the covers for no run.

Scott Read
BBC Radio Lancashire

The sight of Luke Wells on the boundary edge, howling in pain was a destressing sight for his teammates and those inside the ground.

Wells left the field with his left arm in a makeshift sling and has now gone to hospital for further checks.

The rest of the session felt pretty flat, Lancashire players with thoughts on the welfare of their teammate and frustrated at the lack of a breakthrough in the morning session.

Harry Singh has become the second injury replacement in the match, coming in for Wells, following Ollie Sutton replacing Ajeet Singh Dale on the opening day.

Gloucestershire haven't won many sessions this season, that one firmly belongs to them.

Miles Hammond and James Bracey battled through last night and continued this morning. The home side could yet be setting something very tricky for Lancashire to chase.

Clive Eakin
BBC CWR Sport

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Also well played Nathan Gilchrist. He got four wickets in the session and Harmer out.

Useful runs out the last partnership, they added 19 in the last wicket but Warwickshire will be reasonably happy to get close to parity.

They're going to have to bat well though in the third innings. They've both scored round about 200 but they'll feel they need to set Essex rather more than 200.

Division One:

Southampton: Hampshire 238 & 265-4 v Somerset 288

Edgbaston: Warwickshire 190 v Essex 205

Division Two:

Bristol: Gloucestershire 136 & 176-3 v Lancashire 240

Northampton: Northamptonshire 296-4 v Middlesex 341

Anthony Gibson
BBC Radio Somerset

Somerset's bowlers have stuck to their task well, on a slow pitch offering little or nothing in the way of assistance for spin or seam.

They've picked up three wickets, including that of Toby Albert, happily recovered from a knee injury which necessitated his temporary retirement, but adding only five before Lewis Gregory pinned him LBW.

Jack Leach accounted for Nick Gubbins, who'd seemed nailed on for a century, and Alfie Ogborne produced the ball of the morning to clip Jake Lehmann's off-stump.

But the bigger picture is that Hampshire are very much in control of this game, with Somerset's bowlers and fielders facing an afternoon of hard graft in the sunshine.

Jamie Porter gets off strike with the first ball of Nathan Gilchrist as he turns into the legside for one.

Seven men on the rope for Simon Harmer who turns down a single to the second ball.

The fielders close in after four balls trying to cut off the single.

And Harmer is bowled! He comes forward looking to run Nathan Gilchrist for a quick single and is cleaned up.

Gilchrist finishes with 4-40 and Essex take a slender 15-run lead.

Andrew Radd
BBC Radio Northampton

It's fascinatingly poised.

If you were handing out the honours of the session I'd say it's just about Middlesex's.

It's a question of can Northamptonshire get up either to parity or even just ahead of Middlesex on first innings.

You do feel we need to get the full quota of overs in today and tomorrow if this match has got any chance of reaching its natural conclusion.

Simon Harmer aims a huge swipe at Ethan Bamber and misses.

That would have gone for miles had he got hold of it.

Keith Barker moves spritely to cut off a single from the penultimate ball as Harmer looks to get down the other end for the next over.

A good shot as he pushes the final ball through the offside for four, but Jamie Porter will face the next over.

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Smion Harmer finds the gap between the men at extra cover and cover and takes a single off Nathan Gilchrist to bring up 200 for Essex.

Jamie Porter does his job and survives the rest of the over.

Ethan Bamber into the fray looking to wrap things up.

Don Topley
BBC Essex

He's got memories from when he was Essex captain here in Edgbaston in the T20 finals day when Essex won it and he batted well that day.

He could have a lot of overs later in the day and possibly tomorrow.

He'll contribute with the ball, he's contributing with the bat.

The Middlesex bowlers have kept things tight this morning, restricting the home side to 67 runs while taking three wickets.

Nathan McSweeney fell just after making a century and although James Sales brought up his ton, the home batters have not been allowed to get away.

Middlesex now have a chance to make the new ball talk and force a first innings lead. Sales lunches unbeaten on 114.

Simon Harmer has a nibble at Ed Barnard and it beats the outside edge.

He's not going to perish wondering and goes for a big shot, taking on the fielder on the boundary rope.

It just clears the man and goes for Essex and they have the lead.

He blocks the next but then clips a second six in the over! A pull down to long leg brings a single to retain the strike. He's on 43.

A difficult morning session in the field for Lancashire.

They have not made a breakthrough so far on day three, have seen their lead wiped out, and opening batsman Luke Wells has hobbled off the field with a nasty looking shoulder injury in their second forced change of the match.

Harry Singh has replaced him in the field as Miles Hammond remains 80 not out for Gloucestershire, and is still partnered by James Bracey who has just moved past his half-century.

This fourth-wicket partnership for the hosts is now worth 144.

Anthony Gibson
BBC Radio Somerset

I think they'll be happy with a draw.

It's hard to see Somerset winning from here.

When those three wickets fell this morning it was just a glimmer of hope but this partnership is building nicely for Hampshire.

There doesn't seem to be anything in this pitch for either seam or spin.