Good morning ladies and gentlemen. It's a sparkling morning at Chester-le-Street.
Hard to see this match ending in anything but a draw but we will see if Ian Westwood and Kumar Sangakkara, having so far added 218, can challenge Warwickshire's record partnership against Durham - the 322 put on by Brian Lara and Keith Piper on a certain famous day at Edgbaston in 1994.
Otis Gibson has just fired home a rip-snorting 20-yarder for the bibs v the shirts on the outfield.