WELCOME to today's live coverage of Nottinghamshire's first game of the season as they welcome Lancashire to Trent Bridge.
Notts handed a Championship debut to bowler Jake Ball after Andre Adams suffered a calf injury and Peter Siddle was kept out of the country by visa issues.
Alex Hales is in the side and looking to impress after a difficult time in four day cricket last year. James Taylor missed out due to a side strain.
England bowler James Anderson was named in the Lancashire side.
Nottinghamshire: SJ Mullaney, PA Jaques, MJ Lumb, AD Hales, SR Patel, MH Wessels, CMW Read*†, JT Ball, LJ Fletcher, A Carter, HF Gurney
Lancashire: PJ Horton*, TC Smith, LM Reece, AG Prince, AP Agathangelou, LA Procter, AL Davies†, WA White, Kabir Ali, SC Kerrigan, JM Anderson
Here are the live updates from the Post sports team:
6.30pm: And that's the close. Notts 270 for 9. Carter is 9 and Gurney yet to score. Patel's 93 got Notts into a decent position with good support from Hales 61. Once again Jimmy Anderson impressed here, taking 5 for 54.
6.11pm: Another break in play and Notts are 270 for 9. Most people have gone home now but the covers are still off.
6.03pm: Wicket! Notts now 260 for 9 as Ball goes for 10, bowled by Ali.
5.57pm: Wicket! Hales departs for 61 to give Anderson his seventh five wicket haul here. Remarkable. Notts 254 for eight.
5.41pm: Wicket! Fletcher gone for 14 as he and Hales put on 28. Notts now 243/7.
5.35pm: Shows what I know. Play has resumed after a very short break. 243 for 6 still.
5.23pm: Play suspended due to bad light by the look of it. That might well do it for today. Notts are 243/6 with Hales on 55 and Fletcher 14.
5.15pm: 50 for Hales off 111 balls. A streaky four takes him to his half century, but he has played well. Notts 242 for 6.
4.45pm: And now Read goes for 10 as he missed a White delivery, sending his off stump flying. Notts 215/6 in the 71st over.
4.30pm: Wicket! Patel goes for 93. He had just been dropped on 92 as he brought up the 200 as well. Notts now 204/5. Hales (37) and Read (4) at the crease.
4pm: And that's tea (and a scone for me). An excellent session for Notts, who are 197 for four. Patel has raced to 91, taking 52 balls to get 41 runs after reaching his half century. Hales has looked in good touch in the last hour as well. He is 36 off 86 balls. Some frustration from Anderson as he reverted to short stuff, but the home pair dealt with it well.
3.40pm. Notts 173/4. Patel had looked untouchable until he was dropped by Davies behind the stumps on 71. Hales is still there with him and he has gained in fluidity to reach 32. Patel is unbeaten on 79 after two powerful pulls just now.
3.25pm: 150 up here for Notts. A four off his pads from Hales brings up the 50 partnership as well. Notts 158/4. Hales 23, Patel 69.
3pm: Time for some spin as Simon Kerrigan is introduced. His first ball keeps low and beats Patel all ends up, better than anything Kerrigan did on his Test debut. Score is 134 for 4.
2.40pm: An excellent 50 for Samit Patel comes up in unusual fashion as he lofts White over fine leg with the ball arrowing in at his ear. Fifty off 116 balls. Notts 125 for four.
2.10pm: Wicket! Wessels had looked sharp after lunch as he pushed on to 39, but then he played all around a full ball from Anderson. Notts 105/4, Anderson has three for 23.
1.45pm: Play has resumed after a tasty roast chicken lunch on a personal note. Now 76/3 as Notts face an important spell. They'll be looking to repel Anderson and Ali.
1pm: That's lunch with the score 71/3. Notts were 20/3 at one stage as Mullaney, Jaques and Lumb went in the first 46 minutes. However, Patel (30 not out) and Wessels (16 not out) have played with discipline. Patel has looked sharp in a partnership of 51. James Anderson and Kabir Ali bowled well with the new ball but Notts have since seem them off. However, conditions still favour the bowlers with heavy cloud cover and the lights on.
12.45pm: 56/3 as Patel and Wessels have now put on 36 with Patel looking in decent touch for 18. Lancs are less of a threat now Anderson and Ali are out of the attack.
12.15pm: Notts now 38/3 as they have managed to shut up shop a little. Patel (15) and Wessels (1) offering some resistance. Anderson has been replaced by Tom Smith after an excellent nine over spell.
11.47am: Another wicket! Nottts now 20/3 as Lumb looks to leave one from Anderson, only to play on. He goes for four and Notts in trouble in bowler friendly conditions. Wessels is in. Anderson imperious.
11.30am: Wicket! 17/2 as Jacques goes for 10 having gloved one off Anderson to first slip. Patel to join Lumb. Anderson has one wicket for two runs.
11.15am: Wicket! Mullaney goes for 3, bowled by Kabir Ali. Notts are 13/1 and Michael Lumb is the next man in.
11am: Notts have lost the toss and been asked to bat. Anderson to take the new ball.
