Jon Culley at Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 177-3

The shine was taken off what had otherwise been a fine session for Derbyshire when Wayne Madsen was leg before to Brett Hutton just a couple of overs before what would have lunch in normal circumstances, but the timing of which was delayed by 10 minutes in accordance with a day’s schedule extended to 104.2 overs to make up for time lost on day one. Hutton had been recalled in pace of off-spinner Jake Libby at the Radcliffe Road end and struck with his second ball, which meant that Madsen could not improve on what is now his joint highest score of the season, 56. Yet he and Billy Godleman had put on 112 for the third wicket and reinforced Derbyshire’s strong position in the game after dismissing Notts for 229 yesterday. Until the wicket, there had not been much hint of one this morning. Without James Pattinson, Stuart Broad or Jake Ball, at least one of whom has always been available so far, this Notts attack is the least potent they have fielded to date and in conditions that have been better for batting than yesterday Derbyshire have played pretty well. Godleman, who made a hundred against Leicestershire last week, will fancy another one this afternoon.