Good morning from Trent Bridge, where it is sunny and warm ahead of day three. Certainly a short sleeves morning.
Looking at the scores around the country, this match kind of has the feeling of being the calm amidst the storm. Both sides have batted confidently, and you’d have to say a draw is the favourite as we stand.
That is not to say a win for either side is out of the question, more so Notts.
Yorkshire begin on 258-4 in reply to 448, and if Notts have a good morning with the ball, they’re right in the hunt. If Yorkshire bat well for two sessions, they could put their hosts under pressure with the ball after tea.
It looks like a number of matches could be wrapped up today, most notably Surrey winning at Essex to take an almost unassailable lead at the top of the Division One table after Somerset’s incredible slip up yesterday. Essex start the day on 13-0 in their second innings at Chelmsford, trailing by 215.
At New Road, bottom side Worcestershire are heading for defeat against relegation rivals Hampshire in a match which is also of interest to Yorkshire. They are 120-8 chasing 248.
In Division Two, leaders Warwickshire (310) and Durham (224-7) are locked in an evenly matched contest at Edgbaston, as are Kent (137) and Northamptonshire (76-8) at Canterbury. The latter has been heavily affected by rain, with hardly any played there yesterday.
Gloucestershire have the edge over Middlesex at Bristol, with the visitors 182-7 in reply to 296. After four wickets in the first innings for England under 19s quick Ethan Bamber, he is at the crease nought not out this morning.
Sussex are on course to strengthen their promotion bid with victory over Leicestershire at Hove, probably inside three days. They are 100-6 in their second innings, but with a lead of 340 against a team they bowled out for 133 in the first innings.
And finally, in a clash with no impact on the promotion race, Derbyshire have the upper hand against Glamorgan at the County Ground, where the visitors are 16-1 chasing 302.
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