Hampshire close the second day on 304-6 against champions Sussex (332).

CLOSE 304-6: Michael Lumb's superb unbeaten innings of 77 helped lead Hampshire out of trouble, as they closed the day on 304-6. Greg Lamb (20*) was also left standing at the crease as play came to an end.

279-6: Michael Yardly suffers what could be a costly drop for the champions, as he juggles Michael Lumb's top edge at first slip, before putting him down.

271-6: Michael Lumb (52*) continues his fluent form and nicks Luke Wright's delivery down the leg side away for four to bring up his half century, as Hampshire creep ever closer to Sussex's first innings total of 332.

261-6:Michael Lumb (44*) hits the first six of the day, pulling Luke Wright's short delivery from the Northern End beautifully over the boundary.

242-6: Robin Martin-Jenkins takes the new ball to start the 81st over, as Sussex look to mop up Hampshire's final four wickets.

WICKET 231-6: Ragheb Aga's delivery beats NIC POTHAS (40) in the 74th over and the Hampshire wicket keeper is clean bowled, ending a sixth wicket stand of 76 between Pothas and Michael Lumb. Zimbabwean Greg Lamb is the new batsman.

TEA 202-5: Michael Lumb and Nic Pothas' partnership reaches 46, as Hampshire break the double century mark just before tea is called.

WICKET 155-5: Disaster strikes for Hampshire, as JOHN CRAWLEY (47) edges Ragheb Aga's delivery to wicket keeper Matt Prior, as Hampshire lose two key wickets in a matter of minutes. Nic Pothas joins Michael Lumb in the centre, with half-an-hour to go until tea.

WICKET 153-4: JIMMY ADAMS' commendable innings comes to an end on 50, as a full length delivery from Robin Martin-Jenkins traps him lbw, as his partnership with John Crawley falls eight short of the century mark. Michael Lumb is the new batsman in.

151-3 Jimmy Adams brings up his 50, with a drive straight back down the wicket off Robin Martin-Jenkins. The runs aren't flowing for Hampshire, but Adams and Crawley (44*) are both standing firm, as their partnership nears the century mark.

122-3 Jimmy Adams and John Crawley continue to do their best to steady the ship for Hampshire, with both looking in good touch after lunch. Crawley clips Mushtaq Ahmed's second ball after the break down the leg side for four, before Adams cuts away Luke Wright in his first over for a boundary.

LUNCH 104-3: This time it's John Crawley who takes a liking to Mushtaq Ahmed's deliveries, cutting two away to the boundary for four in the 35th over. Jimmy Adams and Crawley then run well for three runs off Robin Martin-Jenkins to bring up the century, before Crawley smashes him through cover for another four.

88-3: Jimmy Adams hits Mushtaq Ahmed for a pair of fours and moves his partnership with John Crawley onto 27, as Hampshire edge closer to the century mark ahead of lunch at the Rose Bowl.

WICKET 61-3:Hampshire fall deeper into trouble, as Mushtaq Ahmed traps MICHAEL BROWN (20) lbw in his fourth over of the day. The Sussex players celebrate the key wicket, as John Crawley comes out of the pavilion to join Jimmy Adams in the centre.

WICKET 45-2: Night watchman JAMES TOMLINSON (21) sees his luck finally run out, as he pulls Chris Liddle's delivery to Murray Goodwin. Jimmy Adams comes to the crease, as Mushtaq Ahmed takes the ball for his first spell of the day.

37-1: Michael Brown and night watchman James Tomlinson both survived lbw appeals and edges that evaded the slips in the day's early overs, as Robin Martin-Jenkins and Chris Liddle produced some teasing deliveries. Carl Hopkinson had a glorious opportunity to run out Brown on a ball to mid-wicket, but his throw narrowly missed the stumps.

Hampshire: Carberry, Brown, Adams, Crawley, Lumb, Pothas, Lamb, Mascarenhas, Tremlett, Bond, Tomlinson.

Sussex: Nash, Hopkinson, Yardy, Goodwin, Adams, Prior, Wright, Martin-Jenkins, Liddle, Ahmed, Aga.