Warwickshire maintained the upper hand at Trent Bridge, where Nottinghamshire are 264 for eight in reply to 459 at the halfway point of their Rothesay County Championship clash, still 46 behind the follow-on target. Needing 310 to avoid being asked to follow on, Nottinghamshire recovered from 154 for four to 257 for five thanks to Clarke’s four hours and 18 minutes at the crease, after England’s Ben Duckett had been out for 62. But the loss of Clarke, nightwatchmen Dillon Pennington and next batter Liam Patterson-White in the last two overs of the day kept Warwickshire in pole position. Earlier, a ninth-wicket partnership of 119 between Ed Barnard and Michael Booth had enabled Warwickshire, 375 for eight overnight, to tighten their grip against the defending champions, taking maximum batting points for good measure.