Close of play at Old Traffordpublished at 18:38 5 May
Lancs 92 & 332 v Kent 261 & 71-1 (target 164)
Tom Hartley to bowl the last over of Day Three.
A hint of turn as Daniel Bell-Drummond pushes the ball down the ground past short leg.
An appeal for caught behind as the ball bounces and fizzes a millimetre past the bat on route to the keeper.
Two slips now. Solid forward defence from the Kent captain.
Two silly points and a short leg as well.
Bell-Drummond is back and across to block out the over and that’s it. He survives on 39 and Ben Compton has batted patiently for a 58-ball 14.
Kent need 93 runs tomorrow and barring an epic collapse in the morning, they’re in a great position to notch up a first Championship win of the season.
There is turn and bounce for the spin duo of Lyon and Hartley though, so don’t discount the Red Rose county just yet.
Hats off to bowlers Matt Parkinson (here at Old Trafford as a Kent player this time) and Wes Agar.
They shared six wickets to help bundle the host team out for 332 shortly after tea this evening.
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