Paul Coughlin, latterly of this parish in Durham, is on for Lancs as they seek the final three wickets. Ben Raine drives his first ball down the ground for two to move on to 20.

He gives him a short one and a smile before Raine reaches for a flat batted drive for four through point.

Having not been trusted to face even one ball by his seam-bowling colleague Will Williams, Gabe Bell can now take out his frustration on the Derbyshire openers.

Harry Came gets four off his second ball.

A man who knows Gabe Bell better than anyone else in this game, Caleb Jewell who has scored plenty of runs for Hobart Hurricanes and Tasmania over the years, is still leaning on his bat waiting to face.

Well wide of off stump from Noah Thain, Ollie Pope flashes at it and a thick edge flies down to third man for four.

Not a great shot from the England batter - but he moves on to 31 not out.

Dan Lawrence made a dramatic intervention in the Essex first innings - what can Simon Harmer do as the visitors turn to spin for the first time?

Glorious stroke by Ollie Pope, who waits for one floated up outside off stump and drives it into a big gap at cover and away for four.

Surrey are 80-2 in the 12th over, chasing a target of 338 to beat Somerset at Taunton - Alice Capsey is 29 not out.

Yorkshire were boosted by an early wicket as they look to defend 241 all out against Lancashire, but the Red Rose are now 50-1 in the 13th over.

The Blaze are still struggling on 96-5 as they look to score 214 to beat Essex - Georgia Elwiss is 30 not out.

The panic that being in the 90s causes a tailender, particularly with an even later tailender keeping them company makes frankly hilarious viewing.

With nine fielders understandably on the boundary, Will Williams attempts a Dilshan scoop and gets clonked on the head.

A nervous 90s concussion test now then!

The drama!!

Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle

Durham are being completely outplayed by Lancashire and face following-on in the not too distant future, unless someone can get a partnership on the board.

Ollie Robinson has just gone lbw to Mitchell Stanley for 32. It's the fourth wicket to fall since lunch.

They need to make 221 to avoid the follow-on and I can't see that happening. Stanley had taken 2-35 and Tom Bailey 2-29. He was on a hat-trick earlier after he had Emlio Gay and Kasey Aldridge caught at first slip in consecutive balls.

Gay chased a wide one and departed on 41. It was a rash shot at a time when he'd been playing nicely. Ben Raine saw off the hat-trick ball.

Whether Lancashire enforce the follow-on remains to be seen. This is their fourth game of the season and they have lost Arav Shetty to a hand injury.

We haven't seen anything of Paul Coughlin with ball in hand today either. He's fielding but has not been asked to have a dart. Equally he's not needed at the moment.

Will Williams plinks one short of deep midwicket, onto 97*.

Gabe Bell with two Zak Chappell deliveries to keep out..

The Tasmanian does so.

Williams on-strike 98* with Shoaib Bashir into his 31st over then.

Henry Brookes perished on 89.

Mason Crane on 99.

Can Will Williams end the curse of the 'tailenders for counties beginning with Gs trying to score their maiden century on 25th April 2026, Day 2 of the County Championship!?'

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Surrey 50-2 v Essex 409

Shane Snater is too full and Dom Sibley times it well back past the bowler and away for four runs. Surrey reach 50 in the 22nd over - an indication of how well Essex are bowling.

Jake Weatherald, with his famous crabby stance, always seems to be an lbw candidate with his head falling over to the offside.

Ryan Hadley almost has his fellow Aussie second ball, would have hit, but just pitched outside leg.

Will Williams is really enjoying himself now onto 91* off just 128 balls.

He has consecutive fours off Zak Chappell even with multiple men back, the latest an emphatic pull shot for four.

Timm van der Gugten opened up with an over going for just a Rishi Patel single off the final ball, meaning Jake Weatherald will still not get to take strike as his countryman (though of New South Wales), Ryan Hadley bowls the second over.

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Notts 88-2 v Warks 459

Ben Duckett times a lovely straight drive as Jordan Thompson overpitches and he and Joe Clarke have notched their half century partnership.

It has come in 77 balls and taken 52 minutes. It was a slow burner but it is catching light nicely now.

Zak Chappell is smashed down the ground first ball of his 24th over for four.

Henry Brookes nearly falls onto his wickets next ball from a Chappell bumper but gets away with it.

Concussion test now due.