Kent v Yorkshire: Gale's men on top

The visitors enjoyed another encouraging session as they chase a third successive Championship victory.

Kent resumed on 90-3 after lunch and suffered a big blow when they lost two wickets in two balls with the total on 131.

First, Sam Northeast was lbw to David Wainwright before Martin van Jaarsveld was caught behind top-edging a hook off Tim Bresnan.

Darren Stevens (51 no) and James Hockley added 64 for the sixth wicket in 14 overs before Hockley miscued a pull off Ajmal Shahzad and was caught by Bresnan at deep mid-wicket.

James Tredwell (3) is the other not out batsman at the break.

The visitors reduced the home side to 90-3 after Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale lost the toss.

Yorkshire - unchanged from their victory over Somerset at Headingley - struck the first blow in the eighth over when Ajmal Shahzad had Robert Key caught behind for five.

Kent recovered well to reach 74-1 before fellow opener Joe Denly rather gave his wicket away, driving a delivery from left-arm spinner David Wainwright to Joe Sayers at cover.

It was Wainwright's fourth ball from the Pavilion End and Denly was on his way for 32.

Yorkshire picked up a third wicket when Tim Bresnan bowled Geraint Jones for 28 with the total on 78, the former England wicketkeeper chopping on.

At lunch, Martin van Jaarsveld is unbeaten on 10 and Sam Northeast undefeated on nought from 36 balls, the pair having added only 12 runs in 13 overs.

The weather is set fair for a full day's cricket, with hazy sunshine peeking through the clouds.

Yorkshire: Lyth, Sayers, McGrath, Rudolph, Gale (capt), Bairstow, Bresnan, Rashid, Shahzad, Wainwright, Hannon-Dalby.

Updates throughout the day.