1pm Good morning from Old Trafford, where Lancashire have made an excellent start in their match against Hampshire, writes Richard Rae. In cool and cloudy conditions - it is of course cracking the flags east of the Pennines - Lou Vincent and Paul Horton rattled along at five an over until Vincent top-edged an attempted sweep at the bowling of Imran Tahir and was easily caught by Michael Lumb running around from leg slip.
By then the score had reached 110, and Vincent had his 50, off just 51 balls, the highlight being two sixes, the first hooked off Chris Tremlett, the second thumped straight off Dimi Mascarenhas. The pace has fallen off a little since, though paul Horton has gone on to his own half-century, off 88 balls. Hampshire dropped Michael Carberry (last five inns 8, 0, 0, 3, 1) for Chris Benham, and have brought in David Balcombe, a tall young seamer, for their journeyman spinner Greg Lamb. Tremelett got some good bounce with the new ball, but the wicket is flat and Hants are already looking down the barrel.
1.15pm Yorkshire, on the back of two defeats, were in further difficulties this morning when they lost their stand-in captain Anthony McGrath, who damaged his hamstring before the start of play, writes Mike Averis.
Already without Darren Gough, away resting a few "niggles", the captaincy was handed to Jacques Rudolph and an SOS was sent out for Joe Sayers to head south from Stamford Bridge where he should have been playing for the seconds.
The upside to Yorkshire's morning was that Rana Naved, who has missed most of the season, followed up his handy second innings form against Kent with two wickets in seven balls - Mark Wagh, bowled for 33 and Samit Patel trapped lbw without scoring.
Both deliveries cut back into the batsmen and Matthew Hoggard also found a bit of movement - and lift - to get rid of Bilal Shafayat in the third over of the day. The ball took the shoulder of the opener's bat and flew comfortably to Tim Bresnan at second slip.
By lunch Nottinghamshire had got to 100 for three with Matthew Wood on 51, his half century coming off 87 balls and including six boundaries.
3.15pm: It's an early tea at Old Trafford, writes Richard Rae, where it's been drizzling since shortly before 2pm, at which time Lancs were 154-2. The wicket they lost - to the fifth ball after lunch - was that of Paul Horton, to a bat-pad catch at short leg off Imran Tahir, for 66.
Freddie Flintoff turned up to watch the opening overs this morning. Disappointed as he no doubt is after the Test, he has had some good news today; his application to build a £4m 'mansion' in the Cheshire village of Mottram St Mary has been granted. Apparently he had to reapply after his original application for a four-storey property on the site was turned down by Prestbury council. He already has homes in Tenerife, Barbados, Dubai, London and Altrincham, apparently.
4pm Another day at the Trent Bridge office: the ball wobbling around under the cloud cover, wicket slow and by tea only one batsman topping fifty. And the first sign of some uneven bounce when Matthew Hoggard got one to jump at Adam Voges, the Western Australian who is meant to be keeping the seat warm for VVS Laxman.
Voges looked settled on 45 when he became the sixth wicket to fall, the rising ball taking the leading edge and looping gently to Tim Bresman at short extra cover. Voges looked long and hard at the wicket which already has plenty of cracks in it.
Earlier Matthew Wood lasted only five overs after lunch, adding just seven, before he pushed forward to Rana Naved and got the thinnest of edges to the keeper. Graeme Swann went much the same way, possibly playing down the wrong line for 27 to Deon Kruis. At tea Notts are 212 for 6.
4.30pm Just to add to the fun, leg-spinner Adil Rashid found bounce and sharp turn after tea when Nottinghamshire's last four wickets tumbled in 18 balls for one run.
Mark Ealham, defending, sparred Rashid to first slip, Chris Read edged Tim Bresnan to the keeper, and Charlie Shreck became Rashid second victim, caught at silly point. An optimistic attempt at a single and a good throw from Bresnan did for Paul Franks and the innings was wrapped up for 213 in 68 overs.
