Live: Yorkshire Men v Essex, Rothesay CC, Day 2

Adam Lyth 65, Jonny Bairstow 14. The deficit is 225. Good day for the White Rose.

Lyth has not scored since the 39th over. But hit a two through the covers in the last over. He remains at the crease. Excellent effort.

That’s the order of the day for Yorkshire, to get through to close without further alarm.

Yorkshire are 138-3 after 47 overs, with seven remaining.

Adam Lyth has 63 and Jonny Bairstow 13.

Abdullah Shafique caught behind Michael Pepper bowled Noah Thain, 4.

Caught behind down leg-side. That’s the fourth dismissal by that method in the match. Super catch by Pepper going to his left.

Jonny Bairstow is in alongside Adam Lyth, who has 63.

James Wharton caught Tom Westley bowled Simon Harmer, 14.

Dances down the pitch and drills the off-spinner to mid-on.

Abdullah Shafique in now alongside Adam Lyth, who has 53.

Wharton stands crestfallen just in front of the popping crease for a moment before trudging off.

Adam Lyth has reached his fifty off 110 balls with 9x4s, his latest carved over gully off Khaleel Ahmed’s left-arm seam. Yorkshire are 103-1 in the 33rd over.

Fin Bean caught behind Michael Pepper bowled Shane Snater 31.

Oh no, caught behind down leg. That’s the contest’s third dismissal in that fashion.

James Wharton in now alongside Adam Lyth, who has 38.

We’re in the early stages of the evening session, and Fin Bean has 31 and Adam Lyth 27.

Yorkshire have started well with the bat, with Fin Bean 29 and Adam Lyth 26. The deficit is now 303.

You have to feel for Durham’s bowlers down at the Kia Oval, where opener Dom Sibley has posted 305 added to further centuries for Dan Lawrence, Sam Curren and Will Jacks.

Off-spinner George Drissell has returned figures of 1-247 from 45 overs.

Fin Bean has confidently pulled a couple of boundaries in recent overs and has 17.

There had been some talk about Sam Cook potentially joining this game tomorrow as a replacement for Noah Thain. But England have said they are not expecting to release any non-selected players from their squad ahead of Wednesday’s first day of the second Test against India at Edgbaston.

Adam Lyth has driven Shane Snater through the covers for four in the opening over of Yorkshire’s first innings.

Now for Indian seamer Khaleel Ahmed.

Khaleel Ahmed bowled Ben Coad, 4.

Noah Thain 50 not out.

Noah Thain has reached his fifty off 81 balls with 9x4s.

Essex are 368-9 in the 136th over.

Shane Snater caught George Hill bowled bowled Dom Bess, 1.

Snater holes out to long-on.

This has been a super effort from Yorkshire today. Bess has two-for.

Khaleel Ahmed is in alongside Noah Thain, who has 49.

Simon Harmer caught Adam Lyth bowled Dom Bess, 10.

Good sharp catch at slip from Lyth. Bess has his first wicket.

Noah Thain has 44 and has been joined at the crease by Shane Snater.

Michael Pepper caught behind Jonny Bairstow bowled Jack White, 27.

Caught behind down leg as the wicketkeeper-batter looked to flick White to leg.

Essex are 328-6 after 126 overs, the first over of the afternoon bowled by Jack White. Dom Bess will continue after the break.

Noah Thain and Michael Pepper, 28 and 24 respectively, have shared 52 unbroken.

Useful second morning for Yorkshire, who struck three times, two of which came from George Hill and the other Jack White.

Noah Thain has 28 and Michael Pepper 24.

Slow progress for the visitors, with Michael Pepper on 18 as he and Noah Thain face up to Will Sutherland and Matthew Revis at present.

Charlie Allison caught Abdullah Shafique bowled George Hill, 2.

Sliced to backward point, and Yorkshire have a second bowling point. In the process, they are also going to limit Essex to just one batting point.

Quite the effort by Yorkshire over the last day and a bit.

Jordan Cox caught behind Jonny Bairstow bowled George Hill, 33.

Two wickets in as many overs. Hill strikes with his second ball.

Michael Pepper in alongside Charlie Allison, who has 2.

Matt Critchley bowled Jack White, 18.

Critchley plays on to Yorkshire’s new-ball seamer, who has his second wicket.

Charlie Allison in alongside Jordan Cox, who has 33.

Ben Coad and Jack White in operation for Yorkshire, with Jordan Cox and Matt Critchley in the teens for Essex.

The next 10 overs will be a race for bonus points. Yorkshire need three more wickets for a second point.

Ben Coad is bowling to Matt Critchley, who has 13. Essex are 248-3 after 96 overs.

Rothesay County Championship, Division One 

Hampshire v Worcestershire 456-3, Utilita Bowl

Somerset 275-6 v Nottinghamshire, The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton

Surrey 407-3 v Durham, The Kia Oval

Sussex v Warwickshire 372-7, The 1st Central County Ground, Hove

Division Two 

Derbyshire v Lancashire 367, Chesterfield 

Glamorgan v Gloucestershire 279-7, Sophia Gardens 

Kent 325-4 v Northamptonshire, The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, Canterbury 

Leicestershire v Middlesex 336-5, The Uptonsteel County Ground, Grace Road 

Picture by Ryan Hiscott/Getty Images. Worcestershire’s Adam Hose, who hit a stunning 266 off 253 balls against Hampshire yesterday.

From York, where it’s another scorcher of a day. It’s already warm, more so than this time yesterday morning.

Essex will resume on 248-3, with Jordan Cox and Matt Critchley unbeaten on 13 apiece.

A good morning for Yorkshire and they will be right back in this one. If the pitch holds firm and plays like it did yesterday, you feel the White Rose would be confident of turning the tables in this game if they can limit Essex to have south of 400.

Tom Westley scored 107 for Essex and Dean Elgar 94.

Jack White, Ben Coad and Will Sutherland all struck for Yorkshire.

To recap yesterday’s action in full, you can read our match report and reaction pieces via the embedded X posts above.