Kent (316 all out) trail Nottinghamshire (350 all out & 176-1) by 210 runs after day three of County Championship Division 1 clash at Trent Bridge

Kent lost their last five wickets for just 23 runs before Nottinghamshire opened up a 210-run lead at stumps going into day four of the sides’ County Championship Division 1 clash at Trent Bridge.

The hosts put themselves in a position to dictate the terms of the final day as openers Ben Slater and Haseeb Hameed built on a small first-innings lead to leave their side 176-1.

The pair shared a partnership of 131 - Nottingham’s best this season for the first wicket - before Hameed was out for 45 six overs before the close. Slater’s unbeaten 87 leaves him 13 runs away from a second hundred in the match, with Will Young on 32 from just 19 balls.

Earlier, although there were solid performances from Harry Finch (73) and Joey Evison (49), Kent ultimately squandered what looked to be a good position to finish 316 all out.

“We were a bit disappointed with how the day ended,” Finch admitted.

“Had we managed to get a few wickets it would have made it interesting. That didn’t happen but we’ll see what we can do in the morning.

“The pitch is still doing a bit if you bowl it in the right areas but as a group we didn’t do that consistently enough.

“I got 70-odd when I really should have gone on to get 100 and a few of the other guys got 30s and 40s. A few more pushes us up past them. I don’t think it was a 350 pitch, to be honest. They probably got 100 over par so it was a pretty good effort from us really.

“I’ve been pleased with how it has gone for me back in the side, although I think more about doing something to put us in a good place as a team than what I do for myself. I just try to play the situation as it comes.

“It is obviously a team with a lot of players missing. I would be lying to say we weren’t a bit disappointed at the