Is it just me or does the outfield seem to be very slow?

I suspect that we also didn't want to give Harmer the chance to bowl in the fourth innings.

Nice to win the toss for once! Need to make it count.

He certainly impressed against Essex recently. Hopefully he can produce plenty more performances like that one.

Well this is more like it! When was the last time we were only one wicket down at lunch after losing the toss?

Well this has been a pretty shocking effort so far. There's a very real chance that we could come away from this match with zero points!

I don’t think any of us can say if Vihari has been a worthwhile investment. We don’t know how much he’s cost us. We also don’t know how much he’s added in terms of passing on knowledge to our players, particularly in terms of playing spin (he looked completely untroubled by Harmer in the Essex match, especially in the first innings). His performance in the second innings against Essex was also very important. To be honest, it seems as though some people wouldn’t be happy even if he scored a century every time he batted!

Well, it could have been a lot worse. Now we just need to bowl at the stumps and let the pitch do the rest!

Looks like a horrible pitch to bat on. Very uneven bounce.

I will gladly attend any live cricket that I'm allowed to, whether there are restrictions or not!

Maybe Norwell for Stone if he's fit and Stone needs a rest?

Wow, fantastic! Paced to perfection as well, even though this did mean I was a bit more nervous than I'd like for the last half an hour! I also didn't get much done this afternoon as I couldn't tear myself away from it...

Essex's first defeat in 22 first class matches as well.

Agreed, we have perhaps let things slip slightly and even if we get the last wicket straight away tomorrow I’m not confident that we’ll get the target, but we’ve shown good fight in this match and I feel that the team are definitely heading in the right direction

Yep, good finish to the day. Looked like we were going to concede a 100+ run lead at one point. If we can get close to parity tomorrow then we've got a chance, but I don't fancy us to chase too many with Harmer bowling on a fourth day pitch.

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Anyone else finding the audio quality on the stream is very poor? Or have my laptop speakers given up on me?

It is a bit scratchy for me.

Looks like a bad toss to lose, there's no movement at all out there.

I agree, shows great commitment to the cause. Quote from Mark Robinson: “Sibley was ready to go. He had extra padding on his glove and when we needed less than 50 to win he would have gone in, thankfully we didn’t need him. He said he’s never been that nervous in his life”

What a tremendous win! I was playing cricket today in an area with poor mobile signal so only had occasional updates, but I did manage to watch the stream right at the end. So nice to be on the right end of a result like this for a change, and to keep Notts waiting for their next first class win!

Also maybe Liam Norwell could return? Not sure who for though.

Once again from George on Twitter: "Dom Sibley has a small fracture of the second finger on his right hand. If it settles down and the match situation dictates, he could bat in this game. But he may well not. It'll be assessed again in the coming days but you'd think he'd be a doubt for the next 2-3 rounds of games"

A very good session after losing the early wicket. We've been given a fair bit of help from Notts, with at least two dropped catches (both fairly straightforward) and a catch off a no ball!