Surrender?

Well, Notts finally got John Crawley out this afternoon - and for only 148 - caught by David Alleyne at point. They couldn't shift Jimmy Adams though - he made a career best 262 not out. Notts were on their knees...

At one point I'm sure they even tried to surrender...

Alleyne also accounted for the only other Hampshire batsman to get out today - Chris Benham caught on the boundary for 35, which only resulted in Dominic Thornely coming out and smacking fifty off 36 balls to set up the declaration. Before the match there was a report that Chris Read was being rested and Alleyne would be behind the stumps, but it turned out he was playing as a batsman having impressed in the second eleven. His first-ball charge at Shane Warne didn't impress anyone though...

...especially as Jimmy Adams, fielding at silly point, ran him out before he could get back to his crease.

Before that Jason Gallian and Darren Bicknell had got Notts off to a good start, and had been looking quite comfortable - until Shane Warne started to turn his arm over that is...

Gallian was soon on his way back to the pavilion

After Alleyne came and went, Bicknell and Fleming again looked comfortable - putting on almost a hundred before Bicknell was clean bowled by Chris Tremlett. Then they wobbled. David Hussey didn't last long before he snicked one to Warne (who else?) at slip, and nor did the nightwatchman (Sidebottom). By the last over of the day Notts were in so much trouble that Warne decided to push the envelope a bit and experimented with a rather luxurious eight-man slip cordon...

Notts 173-5 (Bicknell 77, Fleming 64no) trail Hampshire 572-3 dec (Adams 262no, Crawley 148, Thornely 50no) by 399 runs