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Day Two

Morning: A bright start to Monday morning in more ways than one as Joe Leach had Brooke Guest caught behind off the fourth delivery of the day, but it was the only wicket to fall in a session that saw the visitors accrue 132 runs off some very lax bowling, reaching 164-3 by lunch and trailing by just 73.

Afternoon: And so it continued. Though Navdeep Saini should have had Leus Du Plooy caught at slip on 69 but saw the chance go down, and Leach then had Wayne Madsen shelled in the cordon on 94, the afternoon brought 121 runs and still no breakthrough, leaving Derbyshire 285-3 at tea with a lead of 48.

Evening: The second new ball achieved what had eluded the bowlers since 11.01, allowing Joe Leach to dismiss Wayne Madsen LBW for 143 after a stand of 267 with Du Plooy; Dillon Pennington then had Haider Ali caught behind for 9 to raise hopes of a collapse, but it wasn't to be. The visitors closed on 374-5, leading by 137 and cruising towards an imposing declaration.