THE inexperience of Durham's support bowlers allowed Lancashire to recover from 21 for two to reach 115 or two at tea.

On an almost cloudless afternoon Haseeb Hameed and Alviro Petersen made Durham toil after James Weighell struck twice shortly after lunch.

The first bowling change came at 28 for two after 18 overs, but the next ten overs yielded 44 runs as Petersen showed his class on the way to a 94-ball half-century.

Hameed continued to get solidly into line, as he had done to survive the testing opening spell from Weighell and Graham Onions, both of whom found rare life in the pitch straight after lunch.

Karl Brown was drawn into a drive wide of off stump and edged to Ryan Pringle at third slip. Then in Weighell's next over left-hander Luke Procter pushed forward and edged a much more difficult chance, which Pringle did well to hold low to his right.

The brakes came off as Brydon Carse conceded 25 in five overs and Barry McCarthy was also unable to contain Petersen, who was on 54 at tea with Hameed on 43.