Rob Lord works one beautifully away to the deep square leg boundary after Alfie Ogborne strays across his stumps.

Impeccable timing from Lord and Notts are within four runs of a second batting point.

"You've got to give yourselves time because you might not get that many opportunities to win games. Wins are hard to get in the First Division," says BBC Radio Leicester's Richard Rae, while discussing what lead Sussex might want before declaring.

The lead is now 363 - Jack Carson is 53 not out and Ollie Price has 39.

The problem with covers being blown into the stands during a storm is that there's nothing to keep the actual playing surface dry.

It's been confirmed there will be no play before tea, but with strong winds and no further rain in the offing, Durham will live in hope of getting the chance to build on that lead of 221 later in the day.

Ryan Hadley opens up for Glamorgan after lunch at Sophia Gardens.

He's been tidy enough but it's Mason Crane who has introduced a hungry feline to the Yorkshire pigeons this morning.

Definitely not a chance.

Tom Price opens the face and runs a ball from Ben Green down past the sole slip fielder for a boundary to third man.

Sussex lead by 358.

Adam Hose (30*) and Brett D'Oliveira (17*) have amassed a quickfire 41 for this fourth Pears wicket and the deficit has ticked down to just 442 with seven wickets standing.

Liam Patterson-White has absolutely hammered a cut shot from one which was not particularly wide from Craig Overton through extra cover for four runs. Wonderfully sweet violence.

12 runs shy of a second batting point now, and he'll now be key to determining how many the Champions end up with.

The signs may not be good this morning, but it's day three of match one of a long season, Graham. Keep the faith.

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Leics 245 v Sussex 361 & 237-6

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A new over from spinner Rehan Ahmed and a single for Jack Carson takes him to 50 from 94 balls. A good innings for his side - it's the 13th time he has registered a half-century in first-class cricket, but only one of the previous 12 was turned into a three-figure score.

Ben Green - Leicestershire's best bowler in this match - will resume after lunch. Jack Carson is on strike for Sussex.

Good news for Foxes fans is that New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel has now arrived and will presumably be available for Friday's game with Surrey at The Oval.

Alfie Ogborne strays a little wide with a couple, allowing Lyndon James to steer the ball to the rope at backward point with an open face and then punch through the covers for another boundary.

Ogborne almost gets his revenge with a big appeal for LBW but nothing doing, says the umpire. Maybe heading down leg?

Division One

Glamorgan 302 v Yorkshire 120-4

Hampshire 139-9 v Essex 461-7 dec

Leicestershire 245 v Sussex 361 & 235-6

Somerset 347 v Nottinghamshire 274-6

Warwickshire 435-4 v Surrey 328

Division Two

Derbyshire 625-8 dec v Worcestershire 155-3

Durham 335 & 83-2 v Kent 197 - start delayed

Middlesex 445-9 dec v Gloucestershire 214-9

Northamptonshire 258 v Lancashire 384 & 18-3

Gabe Bell and Will Williams have negotiated the extra 30 minutes and stalled the hosts' momentum but it's still been a good morning's work for Middlesex who have taken five wickets for the addition of 98 runs.

Toby Roland-Jones has completed a fivefer while spinner Zafar Gohar claimed three scalps against his old club.

Miles Hammond departed for a fine 77 but no other Gloucestershire batter reached 30 and they remain 231 runs in arrears with one wicket in hand.

Lunchtime discussion will surely be do the hosts enforce the follow-on or perhaps prefer to rattle off a quick 200-odd more this afternoon before having a crack at the visitors in the final session and tomorrow in pursuit of victory?

Mike Taylor
BBC WM commentator

Despite losing 20 minutes to a shower only the groundstaff seemed to realise was coming, Warwickshire still added more than 100 in the first session, and can dictate terms from here.

They lost only the overnight pair after their giant partnership.

Sam Hain fell just short of what would have been a first hundred in 18 months, lbw to a well-directed outswinger from Matt Fisher, but Dan Mousley extended his maiden century at this level to 144, still driving dreamily through the covers, until pushing a ball from James Taylor to slip.

Surrey were largely in retreat in the field by then, although the four seamers plugged away all morning with the new ball.

There were still a few too many easy balls to pick off though, a story told by the high boundary count and the overall rhythm of the innings continuing at more than four an over.

Beau Webster and Ed Barnard may try to force it higher this afternoon, the new Bears captain having evidently started the season in a bit of nick, lacing two of his first three balls through to the cover boundary.

Conditions have improved at Derby following the rain interruptions of this morning and play has now resumed.

Worcestershire are 468 behind and have a lot of hard graft ahead of them if they are to avoid the prospect of following on.

After the second rain interruption of the day prompted an early lunch, we're back out in glorious sunshine for the afternoon session.

Notts trail by 73 runs with four wickets in hand after that blitz with the new ball from Alfie Ogborne.

Liam Patterson-White and Lyndon James are in the middle and 26 runs shy of a second batting bonus point.

The hosts have two bowling points already and will be keen to establish a first-innings lead this afternoon.

Buckle up...

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Better news from the Riverside where Durham have announced that the ground is now open again to spectators after damage caused by Storm Dave overnight prevented any play this morning.

However, the pitch is still damp and there is no inspection planned by the umpires at the present time.