DURHAM closed in on their first win of the season with three more wickets in the afternoon session before Liam Livingstone and Kyle Jarvis revived Lancashire in an unbroken stand of 49.

The visitors were 237 for eight, 87 behind, at tea with Livingstone on 52 after hitting off-spinner Ryan Pringle for two leg-side sixes in the penultimate over before the break.

Lancashire made a bright start after lunch, taking 43 off the first seven overs with Graham Onions again struggling for control.

Barry McCarthy also dropped short too often, allowing Alex Davies to cut and pull on his way to 39.

He had put on 67 with Livingstone and had just about resurrected Lancashire's hopes of victory when he drove wide of off stump at James Weighell and edged behind.

Tom Bailey became the third successive batsman to be caught by Michael Richardson when fending at a bouncer from Brydon Carse.

Neil Wagner was next to go, in slightly controversial fashion. He stood his ground when Keaton Jennings claimed a catch via his boot at short leg off Scott Borthwick, but the umpires consulted and decided he was out.