6.15pm – Close. What a day for Yorkshire, who close on 263-8 from 71 overs having bowled Leicestershire out for 98. Coad 5-15 stood out alongside Tattersall, who ends unbeaten on a superb 90. Our lead is 165.
6.12pm – Final over coming up, and we’ve moved to 263-8, a lead of 165. Tattersall 90 and Fisher 28 have added 53 unbroken for the ninth wicket.
6pm – Batting point number one in the bag at 250-8 in the 67th over. Tattersall 88 and Fisher 19. The lead is 152.
5.56pm – Middlesex have been bowled out for 377 by Gloucestershire on day one at Lord’s and Sussex are 121-1 in reply to Glamorgan’s 186 all out at Hove.
5.51pm – Yorkshire 246-8 in the 65th over as Fisher cuts Currie for four, moving to 17. Tattersall has 86 and has been outstanding. The lead is 148.
5.44pm – We’ve moved to 230-8 in the 63rd over, a lead of 132 with Tattersall 77 and Fisher 12. We have eight overs remaining after this.
5.31pm – WICKET! Thompson caught at long-leg off Scriven, who has four wickets. Thompson falls for 8, and it’s 210-8 after 59 – 112 lead. Fisher in alongside Tattersall, 69.
5.18pm – Yorkshire 199-7 in the 56th over, and we lead by 101 with approximately 15 overs remaining in the day. Tattersall 64 and Thompson 2.
4.56pm – WICKET! Bess bowled by Scriven for a well made 33. It’s 188-7 in the 51st over, a lead of 90. Thompson in to join Tattersall, who has 55.
4.52pm – Bess has just driven Holland down the ground for four, moving to 33 out of 187-6 from 50 overs. We lead by 89, and he’s shared 45 with Tattersall, 55. We have 21 overs remaining in the day.
4.41pm – Yorkshire 175-6 in the 48th over, a lead of 77. Tattersall 55 and Bess 21.
4.30pm – Tattersall reaches his fifty off 73 balls with 6x4s. Superb knock, and we’re 162-6, a lead of 64.
4.14pm – WICKET! Hill bowled by Wright, 12, and we’re 142-6 in the 41st over, a lead of 44. Tattersall, 44, is joined by Bess.
4.09pm – We’re up and running after tea. It’s 138-5 in the 40th over. Tattersall has 40, matching our lead.
3.48pm – Tea. Yorkshire 131-5 from 39 overs, leading by 33. Tattersall has 38 and Hill 7.
3.43pm – Last over before tea, and Yorkshire are 126-5 after 38 overs.
3.26pm – WICKET! Wharton pulls a short ball to long-on, 41, and it’s 109-5 in the 34th over. Hill in now alongside Tattersall, 23.
3.25pm – Spin into the attack in the form of leg-spinner Ahmed as we move to 108-4 after 33 overs. Wharton 41, Tattersall 22.
3.17pm – Elsewhere in the Division Two promotion picture, Sussex have bowled Glamorgan out for 186 at Hove and Middlesex are 235-5 against Gloucestershire at Lord’s.
3.12pm – Scores are level. Tattersall has just late cut Holland wide of the slips for four to move to 21 out of 98-4 after 30 overs. Wharton has 33.
2.57pm – We’ve moved to 83-4 after 26 overs. With 45 remaining in the day, we’re only just over halfway through the day. Wharton 29, Tattersall 10.
2.47pm – Superb from Wharton as he drives Scriven down the ground for four. Lovely. He moves to 18 out of 67-4 in the 24th over.
2.37pm – WICKET! Bairstow caught at first slip off Scriven trying to hit his fifth boundary. Falls for 18, and it’s 56-4 in the 22nd over. Tattersall in now alongside Wharton, who has 14.
2.19pm – WICKET! Luxton is the victim of a stunning catch at third slip from Currie, one-handed diving to his right, off Scriven, 4. We’re 30-3 in the 18th over, Bairstow in now.
2.16pm – We’ve moved to 30-2 in the 18th over. Wharton 6, Luxton 4.
1.51pm – WICKET! Lyth caught behind off Holland, 10, and it’s 21-2 in the 12th over. Luxton in now as we reply to 98.
1.40pm – WICKET! Bean caught in the gully off Wright, 5. We’re 19-1 in the ninth over. Wharton in now as we reply to 98.
1.21pm – Visually, the pitch has changed quite a bit since this morning. It’s nowhere near as green as it looked at 10.30am. Yorkshire 3-0 in the fifth over.
1.11pm – Early chance goes begging for Leicestershire as Wright drops a return catch from Lyth off the first ball of the innings. We’re 2-0 after one over.
1.08pm – Our reply to 98 begins. Lyth and Bean opening. Wright has the new ball for Leicestershire.
12.59pm – Ben Coad takes the applause of his team-mates and supporters having claimed 5-15 at Grace Road this morning. John Heald with the photograph.
12.30pm – WICKET! Wright bowled by Hill, 12, Leicestershire are 98 all out inside 25 overs, and that’s lunch.
12.29pm – Cox has reached a 31-ball fifty with 8x4s and 2x6s. He has helped the hosts to 98-9. Fine knock.
12.19pm – Leicestershire are 79-9 after 22 overs. Cox has 32, and Hill is bowling to him with two slips and every other outfielder on the boundary.
12.1opm – Hill is into the attack to replace the excellent Coad (5-15 from 10). Leicestershire 67-9 after 20. Cox 24, Wright 8.
12.04pm – WICKET! Currie trapped lbw by Thompson, 2, and Leicestershire are 59-9 inside 20 overs.
11.49am – WICKET! Scriven, 18, has edged Coad behind trying to heave him over mid-wicket, and Coad has five! It’s 52-8 in the 17th.
11.44am – Thompson replaces Fisher (3-24) from the Pavilion End, and Leicestershire are 38-7 after 15 overs.
11.40am – Scriven 13 and Cox 9 are trying to attack now. Leicestershire 37-7 in the 15th over. Cox has just top-edged a sweep at Coad for six over long-leg.
11.32am – It has just been suggested in the press box, and a genuine point. Would Yorkshire consider almost reversing their batting order to try and save their better batters for when the ball is a bit older?
11.28am – WICKET! Trevaskis trapped lbw by Fisher, 4. Leicestershire are 15-7 after 12 overs. Coad four wickets, Fisher three.
11.23am – WICKET! Rahane trapped lbw by Fisher, 8. 11-6 in the 12th over.
11.19am – WICKET! Kimber trapped lbw by Coad as he attempted to hoist him over mid-on, 0. Leicestershire are 11-5 in the 11th over.
11.09am – WICKET! Ahmed edges to Lyth at second slip going in front of first, 0. Leicestershire are 3-4 in the ninth over.
10.59am – WICKET! Holland bowled by Coad, 0, it’s 3-3 in the seventh over. It’s taken leg-stump, so could have been an inside-edge. What a start.
On replay, maybe that hasn’t taken the edge. It’s nipped back a long way.
10.52am – WICKET! Hill edges Fisher to Lyth at second slip, 3. It’s 3-2 in the sixth over.
10.50am – Yorkshire’s players warming up this morning. Picture by John Heald.
10.48am – Leicestershire are 3-1 after four overs, with Holland and Hill at the crease.
10.33am – WICKET! Patel caught at third slip off Coad, fifth ball of the match. Bean with the catch. It’s 0-1. Great start.
10.30am – We’re up and running. Coad bowl to Patel.
10.25am – We will be starting under floodlights here.
10.12am – Peter Handscomb is unavailable for Leicestershire having returned to Australia to prepare for their domestic season. Ajinkya Rahane does play. We’re playing with the Kookaburra ball for the final time this season.
10.03am – Yorkshire have won the toss and will bowl first here at Grace Road.
Yorkshire: Lyth, Bean, Wharton, Luxton, Bairstow w, Tattersall c, Hill, Bess, Thompson, Fisher, Coad.
9.50am – Leicestershire’s stream is behind a paywall this week.
The link is below.
9.10am – Good morning from the Uptonsteel County Ground, Grace Road, where we have been met with overcast conditions ahead of our 12th round Championship match.
Yorkshire head into this fixture just a point behind second-placed Middlesex with three to play in the race for promotion.
First thought upon arriving at the ground this morning, ‘That pitch is green’.
Mind you, it wasn’t unexpected. Leicestershire have to win this game to keep alive their hopes of promotion. They’re fourth in Division Two and 18 points behind Yorkshire. So if they win here and Middlesex lose at home to Gloucestershire at Lord’s, they’re right back in the promotion race.
Yorkshire come here without captain Shan Masood, who is unavailable following Pakistan’s Test series with Bangladesh. Jonny Tattersall continues in the role. Jonny Bairstow, is however, available to play his third match in a row.
Yorkshire have won three and drawn one of their last four matches, so come here in excellent form. Leicestershire drew their last match at Glamorgan last Sunday.
You can read our preview of this match, with coach Ottis Gibson, via the link below.
As ever, there will be a live stream available. We will advise how to access it shortly before the start of the game.
