DURHAM are trying hard to show more application and have reached 152 for four from 59 overs at tea.

There have been two brief interruptions for rain, and more looks likely, but the afternoon was initially enlivened by Ben Stokes doubling his lunch score of 33 with some fine strokes.

He had put on 109 with Will Smith when he tried to withdraw his bat from a ball by Chris Wright, who was bowling round the wicket, and got a bottom edge into his leg stump.

Smith battled on until the 55th over, but with his score on 47 his old failing resurfaced when he walked into a straight one from Wright , aiming for mid-wicket, and was lbw.

Wright and Woakes both bowled disciplined spells and Darren Maddy has figures of 10-6-11-0.

Durham now need a big stand from Benkenstein and Collingwood.