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Day Four

Morning: As expected, the Notts tail started biffing shots all over the shop, and though three further wickets fell in the first hour, the innings ended with a declaration on 300-9, with a lead of 190. With only ten overs left before lunch, the Pears desperately needed to see off the new ball and end the session unscathed, but instead the first three wickets fell in quick succession, leaving Tom Fell and Travis Head to try and clean up the mess.

Afternoon: And it was all over by tea, with the last seven wickets falling in one session.

Worcestershire LOSE by an innings and forty-one runs

The Verdict: There's really no papering over the cracks of a match where the home team slides to an innings defeat with a session to spare after the first two days were washed out. The Notts bowling attack was tremendous, but Worcestershire right now can't buy a decent partnership at the crease. Every wicket we take seems to require a load of toil, and every wicket we lose goes cheaply. With Surrey up next, it's genuinely difficult to see where the first win of 2018 is going to come from.