Well, it is not Jack Leach but we do have spin.

Archie Vaughan is on to bowl for Somerset.

Good accurate stuff from Somerset in these first seven overs.

They also have the bonus of the wicket of Dom Sibley in the bank.

How long will it be until we see Jack Leach thrust into the attack?

From looking at the field, it doesn't seem Durham are too concerned about applying pressure to the batters.

Just a single slip for Duanne Olivier and Kasey Aldridge and no other close fielders - but that isn't helping them to cut off the boundaries, with Josh Bohannon adding two of those just now.

He's on 135, with Ben Walkden now 19 not out.

Rory Burns gets off the mark from his 19th delivery as he guides Craig Overton along the ground past second slip for four runs.

He is tucked up by the next delivery and lets it hit his body.

Ryan Patel guides Lewis Gregory away to the cover rope for a first boundary of the Surrey innings.

But there was success for Gregory in that over to give his side hope of maybe forcing a win.

Surrey trail by exactly 300 runs.

Josh Bohannon picks up another couple of singles to advance to 128 while Ben Walkden scores his first runs of the morning, a neatly-cut boundary off Duanne Olivier.

Lancashire are creeping towards that follow-on target, with another 66 needed to ensure Durham have to bat again - time and weather permitting, of course.

Surrey are up and running with a Lewis Gregory no ball before a leg bye is run, but still no runs from the bat.

Dom Sibley has previous when it comes to long vigils at the wicket and will need to have all his levels of concentration and patience to help his side see this one out.

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Duanne Olivier gets proceedings moving after that rain delay, whizzing one past Josh Bohannon's outside edge.

Just a single off the bat in that first over, but Lancashire also pick up four byes after a grubber from Olivier that goes past both Bohannon and wicketkeeper Ollie Robinson and flies to the boundary rope.

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Back-to-back maidens to start with for Somerset.

They will want to keep the pressure on for as long as possible.

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A maiden first up from Lewis Gregory.

Surrey trail by 309 runs but that stat is largely irrelevant.

Craig Overton will open from the opposite end.

The rain did make a brief reappearance - but fingers crossed, it's now dry again and the sky is looking brighter.

So as it stands, the players will be back out shortly for an 11:15 BST start and there are 84 overs scheduled for the remainder of the game.

Lewis Gregory opens the bowling for Somerset and immediately there is a loud shout for lbw against Rory Burns.

He then rips one past the outside edge of the visiting skipper.

There is pressure on Surrey.

We mentioned earlier on that having been called out of Surrey's game by England, Dan Lawrence has not been included in the XI for today's one-day international against Sri Lanka, and wondered if it is possible for him to return to Taunton and replace his replacement.

A few records in that Somerset innings:

• Career-best score from Tom Abell - 307
• Career-best score from Tom Lammonby - 229
• Club-record fourth-wicket partnership against anyone - 334
• Club-record ninth-wicket partnership v Surrey - 195
• Somerset's second highest team total in championship cricket - 731
• Third highest total by a Division One team - 731

We think that is everything.

Going back a few seasons, you could add the name of James Hildreth to your list.