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Day Three

Afternoon: It was almost a lone hand, but Ross Whiteley did everything in his power to try and push Worcestershire up to the follow-on total in Wednesday's first session, before being bowled by Chris Nash for a superb 76. The visitors were all out for 287, still trailing by 212, but Notts elected not to enforce the follow-on, and Dillon Pennington soon claimed his maiden first-class wicket by dismissing Nash LBW.

Evening: Sadly, it was all a familiar story thereafter as the weakened Worcs bowling attack struggled to gain movement from the pink ball, and the home side were able to score with reasonable ease. If there was a moment to be proud of, it was in the sportsmanship of Dolly, who quelled the Pears appeals for an obvious run-out after Samit Patel collided with Whiteley while trying to make his ground.

Night: The second declaration of the match came with an hour and a half remaining, and it was left to Daryl Mitchell and Martin Guptill to see out the nineteen overs of play remaining in the gathering gloom. To their credit, they succeeded in doing so, and Worcestershire closed on 43-0 needing 419 more to win. Frankly, after getting battered for three days straight the first priority tomorrow is to aim for the draw, and every batsmen has to go out with the objective of surviving ball by ball, over by over, session by session. If there are less than five wickets to take by twilight, Notts will back themselves to win, and it's vital that we take no chances.