London, April 13 -- Marcus Harris continues to lead the parade of Australian batters thriving in the early County Championship exchanges while Harry Conway took the eighth five-wicket haul of his first-class career.

While Daniel Hughes, Jake Lehmann and Cameron Bancroft also all chalked up half-centuries on Sunday's third day of the county second round, Harris followed up his first-innings 125 by battling to 58no in the Red Rose county's second knock against Leicestershire.

It was a magnificent effort from the 33-year-old left-hander, coming in at No.4, as wickets tumbled around him and he had to simultaneously try to push the home side towards setting a challenging final-day target for Jake Weatherald's Leicester.

He batted for three ho...