Maiden over for Harry Conway.

Ben Sanderson is on at the other end and Cameron Bancroft adds to his overnight score with a single clipped through mid wicket.

Three slips are in as Ollie Price defends down the ground.

Two runs for Wiaan Mulder as the fielder at cover makes a hash of a routine stop, and the South African then gives him no chance with a sumptuous drive for the first boundary of the morning.

Dom Sibley is caught on the thigh pad as a good delivery from Jhye Richardson jags back on him.

Dom Bess then fires to the stumps at extra cover and it's a direct hit but Rory Burns is safely home at the striker's end and Surrey get their first run of the day.

Jack Carson gets the first runs of the day, helping a leg side ball from Alfie Ogborne round the corner for four.

Fine enough to evade Jack Leach running in from long leg.

Now Craig Overton will have a bowl.

Man of the moment Ben Aitchison has one delivery remaining to complete the over which was left unfinished last evening.

It's a dot ball and Rory Haydon takes up the attack from the opposite end, with Max Holden in his sights.

The forecast early morning rain has yet to appear and we’re starting on time at Edgbaston.

The Bears are in a whole world of trouble.

Ryan Hadley has two more balls to finish off his curtailed over from last night.

Jordan Thompson is on strike and nicks the second ball away to get off the mark with a couple.

Beyers Swanepoel's first delivery is left on length by Keaton Jennings and a no ball is signaled by the umpire.

Still, better than what we got to see at Southport yesterday.

How many runs for a testing target?

Unless this pitch flattens out, 200 feels Herculean.

Ollie Price takes first strike this morning - and he faces Harry Conway, who has four balls left in an over that was curtailed by bad light last night.

He's yet to get off the mark after facing six deliveries.

His captain and batting partner Cameron Bancroft is at the other end on six.

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New Zealander Nick Kelly is now part of the Leicestershire team for the rest of this match, replacing injured Jake Weatherald and he received his Foxes cap this morning.

Fielding duty first, though, as Essex resume their first innings.

Wiaan Mulder is 70 not out, having looked like a man destined for a century from ball one of his innings. Simon Harmer has 33.

Thick clouds overhead as Ben Green starts the first over.

Left-armer Alfie Ogborne has five balls left to complete his over - which was disrupted by the floodlight issue last night.

Night-watcher Jack Carson survived the mini session on Saturday evening and he will face, yet to get off the mark after five deliveries.

Dan Hughes is eight not out at the other end.

Everyone ready? Right then, let's have some cricket.

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It has been a whirlwind few days for Hampshire fast bowler Sonny Baker following his call-up to the England Test squad.

The big news came on the eve of his side's latest County Championship match after a difficult campaign for the south coast side who sit bottom of Division One with four defeats from five.

They looked to be in big trouble on day one before recovering to 214 in difficult batting conditions.

Baker then picked up a wicket as the Hampshire bowlers - and the weather - kept the Notts reply in check, as the visitors closed the day three down and 90 behind.

"It is a dream come true [to get my maiden Test call-up]," Baker said.

"I found out about 10 minutes before I was coming in to have a team review of our season. It was a fairly morbid conversation.

"It was a real mix of emotions."

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Surrey took the remaining six Yorkshire first-innings before lunch to eventually bowl them out for 486 during a rain-interrupted second day at Headingley.

Jordan Clark's terrific catch at wide mid-on meant Jonny Bairstow could only add six to his overnight total - making 120 - before fellow centurion Adam Lyth was caught at first slip for 141 as Yorkshire picked up four batting points.

As Rory Burns and Dom Sibley walked out to bat at Headingley to start Surrey's first-innings, rain brought them straight back to the pavilion, and once it had passed the Brown Caps were only able to get through four overs before more showers turned up as the umpires called stumps at around 17:30 BST.

"I don’t think it’s [rain] ruined it, no. I think it puts the pressure on them. If you think you're nearly 500 behind, you know you’ve got to bat for a day and a bit in order to stay in the game, there’s been plenty in it all game," Bairstow said last night.

"If we bowl well and turn up tomorrow, you never know - bowl them out for 200 or 250 - it's game on."

Making up for lost time yesterday, we are set for 104 overs today, should we get a full day's play in, that is.

Glamorgan’s bowlers have put the Welsh side in a very strong position heading into day three, with Warwickshire in big danger of facing the follow-on.

They are still 237 runs in arrears with only four first winnings wickets in hand after strike bowler Timm van der Gugten set the tone, sending down eight maidens and taking 2-21 from 15 tight overs.

But he was also quick to praise the contribution of batters Kiran Carlson (85) and Ben Kellaway (139) who put on a potentially game-changing 194 for the third wicket.

“The first target was to get that 350 with the bat which we did and then I thought all the bowlers bowled really well,” van der Gugten said.

“We've kind of got a template of how to bowl this year and if we stick to that, like we did today, we create enough chances.

"The way Kiran and Ben batted yesterday was phenomenal - to go from 0-2 to 194-2 was quite remarkable.”

After spectators at Southport did not see a single ball bowled yesterday, those that have tickets for day three for the match between Lancashire and Worcestershire should have better luck.

The sun is currently out over the coast, with occasional showers - a typical May day in the North West.

Lancashire trail the Pears by 242 runs with all their first-innings still in hand and will look to try and attack the day having lost back-to-back matches in Division Two as their promotion push has hit the skids in recent weeks.

We are due 104 overs today, making up for lost time yesterday, but that is probably a bit optimistic with rain due at some stage later.

A slightly ironic header given the farcical end to day two at Taunton, when a floodlight failure ended play one ball into the sixth over of the Sussex innings.

Craig Overton was the wicket-taker, trapping Tom Haines lbw for six.

He managed that shortly after hitting his second century of the season and adding 146 runs with Tom Abell, who made his third hundred of a stellar season in which he's averaging 77.

As was the case yesterday, the local forecast is patchy. It worsens considerably in the afternoon, raising the chance of an awkward mini session or two for Sussex.

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Essex seam bowler Jamie Porter insisted he had no interest in becoming the team's nightwatchman on a regular basis after marking his 178th first-class innings with a maiden half-century.

He was sent in at number three at the end of day one against Leicestershire after fellow paceman Sam Cook lasted only two balls.

"I’ve done no batting in the nets. I think it is pretty simple for me, just try and keep the good ball out and score off the bad one. It doesn’t need to be any more complicated than that," said Porter.

“Sam can keep the nightwatchman job. There’s absolutely no competition for it from me. When I get out there I’ll try my best to give everything I’ve got. But beyond that, no, Sam can have it."

He was eventually bowled for 52 by Ben Mike who said: "When Porter got into the 30s and there was a loud cheer, I thought, ‘Surely that’s not his career-best. He’s been around for a long time'.

"Then when we came off for lunch we checked and it was. Credit to him, he played well and stuck to his guns.”

Any kind of first innings lead is handy on this erratic hybrid surface that has seen seam movement and steepling bounce on a length.

There was sharp swing generated by Matt Taylor on Saturday evening too, notably when he bowled Lewis McManus on a drive, and finished with 5-36.

Batting was no easier when Gloucestershire began their second innings with two tail enders pressed in to opening duty - Craig Miles and Will Williams.

Neither lasted long and Miles had to call for a runner - the already dismissed Williams - after running hard to take a second run and cramping.

Ben Charlesworth was also out cheaply and now Gloucestershire captain Cameron Bancroft will try to set a platform with Ollie Price.

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There has been heavy rain overnight at Worsley Bridge Road so we are going to have to wait to see what kind of batting form England captain Ben Stokes is in.

He is eight not out and partner David Bedingham has 72 to his name, an innings which has included a six and eight fours so far.

Team-mate Matthew Potts took his 300th first-class wicket yesterday, finishing with 6-92 to finally bring Kent's first innings to an end.

"Someone mentioned that in the dressing room but I had no idea that I was near that. It’s obviously nice to achieve that milestone. I always like to put a big hand up when the going gets tough," he said.