Low lying & low flying

The camera never lies?

Two pictures in which the ball appears to hit the stumps (if only):

Gary Platt blocking a delivery from Graeme Swann

Dale Benkenstein leaves one from Mark Ealham

I was sitting in a comfortable seat when I took those, other people will go to extraordinary lengths to get an interesting photo...

Charlie Shreck practises bowling at a stump during the lunch interval,

while a photographer sprawls on the ground taking pictures.

For some reason planes seem to have started routinely flying low over Nottingham...

Maybe they are having to fly under all the low-lying cloud?

Mind you, it's not as alarming as the time last season when an American AWACS spy plane flew low over the ground!

Needless to say rain took a chunk out of the last session of the day, just as it had this morning. With half of the first two days play lost to the rain, Notts' chances of notching up their first Championship victory are remote: they bowled well, but Durham's stubborn batting has given them the edge. Although, judging by the forecast, the weather is the most likely winner.

Close of Play: Durham 332-6 (Lewis 61, Muchall 88, Benkenstein 73)