7.01am: That’s lunch. Bermuda are 64–2 chasing 369 to make Namibia bat again. Hemp (20*) and Outerbridge (13*) are looking well set, but there’s an awfully long way to go if they are to save this game. Another five sessions in fact, it’s a big ask.

6.41am: Bermuda 46-2. Twenty minutes to lunch and David Hemp and Stephen Outerbridge have steadied the ship somewhat. Only 323 runs behind now.

6.21am: Wicket. Disaster for Bermuda, a ball after Foggo, Crockwell follows his opening partner back to the pavilion off the first ball of Klazinga’s over. He gloves a rising ball to wicketkeeper Ewald Steenkamp and Bermuda are in real trouble at 25-2, still 344 runs behind.

6.19am: Wicket. Chris Foggo is given out lbw to a ball that looked like it was going down leg side. Not the greatest start for Bermuda, 25-1

5.54am: Here we go, only 370 runs needed to make Namibia bat again.

5.50am: So Bermuda have to bat for five and a half sessions to save the game, anyone else thinking about The Alamo, The Battle of Little Big Horn, The Charge of the Light Brigade. Glorious slaughters the lot. Or maybe there is a Mike Atherton type character in the side, remember his mammoth 10-and-a-half hour innings to save a Test in Johannesburg in 1995?

5.43am: Wicket and declaration. Toby Verwey’s entertaining innings of 35 comes to an end when he drags a short ball from Kelly on to his stumps. Williams is left unbeaten on 110 and Namibia at 583-8 dec have a 369 run lead.

5.38am: Namibia lead by 357 runs. Williams clubs Trott for another huge six, and the home side have taken just 40 minutes to add 66 runs to their overnight total. Declaration time?

5.35am: Williams hundred. The Namibia skipper reaches his century with a straight drive over Trott’s head. Williams’ ton came from just 70 balls and included nine fours and two sixes.

5.14am: Jones’ second over isn’t quite as successful as his first, two deliveries that are short, and wide, outside off stump are dispatched for consecutive fours by Toby Verwey. And two balls later Craig Williams dismissively smashes him out of the ground for a six back over his head. Sixteen runs came from that over, Namibia 525-7.

5.06am: Wicket. Malachi Jones makes the early breakthrough in his first over of the day. A ball after LP van der Westhuizen brings up the 500 for Namibia with an on-drive for four, he tries to slash at a ball outside his off-stump and is caught by Hemp in the slips.

4.58am: The players on the field, and Rodney Trott will bowl the first over of the day. It’s all about time for both sides, Namibia want to reach a lead of 350 as quickly as possible, Bermuda want to delay that happening as long as possible.

4.30am: Bermuda have arrived at the Wanderers Cricket Ground in Windhoek for the third day of their Intercontinental Shield match against Namibia. The tourists have been on the back foot for the last day or so in this game, and are already facing a deficit of 277 runs. Namibia will probably look to bat for an hour this morning, with skipper Craig Williams 30 runs shy of his century.

For Bermuda the task is simple, get the last four Namibia wickets as quickly as possible, and then bat for two days to save the game.

Scores so far: Bermuda 214 (Hemp 52, Outerbridge 46, Verwey 5-47), Namibia 491-6 (Steenkamp 206, Van Schoor 158, Williams 70*).