6.51pm – Close. Yorkshire are 28-2 from 10 overs, needing 75 more to beat Sussex. Coad claimed an excellent 5-69 on day three to advance Yorkshire’s cause. Lyth 7 and Moriarty 8 will begin day four.
6.38pm – WICKET! Thompson caught at fourth slip by Haines off Robinson, 1, and it’s 18-2. Moriarty in now with the target 103.
6.28pm – WICKET! Bean caught at third slip by Haines off Unadkat, 11. It’s 17-1 in the fifth. 103-target. Thompson in now with less than four overs remaining.
5.57pm – WICKET! Simpson bowled trying to ramp Coad, 67. Coad finishes with 5-69 – fabulous – and we need 103 to win with 10 overs remaining in the day. Could be 18 in theory if the extra half hour is taken. Sussex have an interesting dilemma as they’re -3 on the over-rate.
5.50pm – WICKET! Unadkat caught at mid-on off Coad, 0. Sussex are 228-9 in the 89th over. Their lead is 91. Coad has four-for.
5.38pm – WICKET! Robinson is caught behind off Coad, 28. Sussex are 226-8, a lead of 89.
5.28pm – Simpson has reached his fifty 129 balls with 6x4s. Sussex are 203-7 in the 85th, leading by 66. We have a little more than 18 overs remaining in the day.
5.13pm – WICKET! Carson caught behind off Coad, 0. Sussex are 188-7 in the 81st over, leading by 51.
5.11pm – Yorkshire have taken the new ball, with Sussex 188-6 after 80 overs, leading by 51. Simpson 45 and Carson yet to score. Coad with the new nut.
5pm – WICKET! Hudson-Prentice run out by a combination of Tattersall at backward point and keeper Bairstow at the striker’s end having been sent back by Simpson. It’s 179-6 in the 78th over. Sussex lead by 42.
4.37pm – WICKET! Alsop caught behind by Bairstow at the second attempt as he cut at Moriarty, 61. Sussex 169-5, leading by 32. Huge wicket that.
4.25pm – We’re up and running again after tea. Revis is bowling. Sussex are 165-4, leading by 28. Alsop 60, Simpson 29.
4.02pm – Tea. Sussex enjoy the better of the afternoon as they only lose one wicket and wipe out their deficit. They have advanced their second innings to 164-4 from 68 overs, leading by 27. Alsop 59 and Simpson 29. They’ve shared 80 for the fifth wicket.
3.42pm – Alsop reaches his second fifty of the match, off 125 balls with 6x4s. Sussex are 149-4, leading by 12.
3.22pm – Alsop 40 and Simpson 27 have shared 51 for the fifth wicket as Sussex move to 135-4, a deficit of only two now.
3.03pm – The experienced duo of Alsop 30 and Simpson 18 have just settled things for their side. Sussex have moved to 120-4, a deficit of only 17 now as Moriarty looks for wicket number five.
2.52pm – A couple of times in this match, Alsop has played the reverse sweep off spin, and he gets four off Moriarty again, moving to 29. Sussex are 114-4, trailing by 23.
2.41pm – Sussex are 103-4, trailing by 34. Alsop has 23 and Simpson 9. Hill and Moriarty in operation for Yorkshire.
2.10pm – WICKET! Coles bowled by Thompson, 13. Leg stump out of the ground. Sussex are 84-4 in the 36th over, trailing by 53.
1.51pm – We’re set for the resumption after lunch. Thompson to bowl. Sussex 66-3 after 31, trailing by 71.
1.10pm – Lunch. Sussex have reached 62-3 from 31 overs, trailing by 75. Alsop 8, Coles yet to score. Wickets for Coad and Hill twice.
1.04pm – WICKET! Clark caught behind off Hill, 17. It’s 62-3 in the 30th over. Hill has two. Excellent. That’s Bairstow’s first catch of the match as well.
1.01pm – There are real signs of invariable bounce today, and Sussex are having to be very, very watchful. Alsop is 4, Clark 17 and the score is 62-2, a deficit of 75.
12.50pm – Revis now into the attack in place of Coad. Sussex are 51-2 in the 27th over, trailing by 86.
12.30pm – WICKET! And that change reaps immediate reward. Hill strikes with his fourth ball as Haines is caught at first slip by Bean for 26. It’s 45-2 in the 22nd.
12.29pm – Hill is into the attack to replace Thompson, with Sussex now 45-1 in the 22nd over. Their deficit is 92 runs. The sun is trying to break through now as well.
12.17pm – Sussex have moved to 42-1 in the 19th over, a deficit of 95. Haines 23, Clark 7.
11.56am – The players are on their way out to the middle. We have 90.1 overs remaining in the day. Coad to Clark, with Sussex 27-1 and trailing by 110.
11.48am – Good news, the rain has cleared and we will be restarting at 11.55am. We have lost 10 overs, and lunch will be 1.10pm.
11.12am – We’re off for rain, with Sussex 27-1 in the 13th over.
11.09am – WICKET! What.A.Catch!!!! Bean takes a one-handed stunner above his head at third slip off Coad. Hughes falls for 12, and it’s 27-1 in the 13th.
11.05am – We’re the only game in play across the country at present. Rain is causing issues elsewhere.
11am – The players are on their way out to the middle. We will have 103 overs in the day today. Sussex will resume on 26-0 in their second innings, 111 behind. Coad will get us going, and he will bowl to Haines.
10.32am – The rain has disappeared. and we’re all set for an 11am start.
10.01am – We do have a bit of rain present at the moment. It’s not enough to interrupt the warm-ups, but the cover is on the cut strip.
9.20am – Good morning from an overcast North Marine Road, where the players are just starting to warm-up. This week’s 12th man, Noah Kelly, is having a net with assistant coaches Kabir Ali and Ali Maiden.
We’re on course for an 11am start for day three, when there will be 103 overs in the day.
Sussex will resume on 26-0 after 10 overs of their second innings, a deficit of 111 runs.
Yorkshire enjoyed a positive day yesterday, totalling 326 all out in their first-innings reply to Sussex’s 189 all out. Will Luxton and Jonny Bairstow both made half-centuries and Jordan Thompson enjoyed a good day with 44 not out following the last wicket in Sussex’s 189 all out.
Sussex did hit back in the final session through Jack Carson’s off-spin. He finished with five wickets and limited the damage before they made early moves to see off the new ball. They have high hopes of a turnaround in this fixture, but you feel a couple quick morning wickets will stop them in their tracks.
If you want to recap yesterday’s action from North Marine Road, you can do via our match report and reaction piece with Will Luxton. They are linked below.
There will be a live stream available as per usual, and it will be available via the Match Centre tab at the top of the page. Enjoy the day.
