Northern Red

Just put the Glamorgan stream on as it looks like it'll be a tight finish and I can see why people were complaining about it during the Somerset game the other night. Jerking and stuttering to the point of being unwatchable.

The Cumberland side that Lancs are playing is being captained by Gary Pratt, of 2005 Ashes run out fame.

It clashes directly with the Headingley test so Buttler won't be available. I'd hope Livingstone, Mahmood and Parkinson will be but who knows with the ECB. We're similar to Somerset and a few of the other teams in that when we're good we can beat anyone and vice versa when we're bad.

Yorks v Sussex - Tue 24th Aug Notts v Hants - Wed 25th Somerset v Lancs - Thu 26th Kent v Birmingham - Fri 27th All games are evening starts, live on Sky. Yorkshire's game is at Chester-le-Street as Headingley is hosting the Test match at the same time.

Lammonby's innings was the difference.

Strike.

I'm assuming the pitch is used? Certainly looks it.

It's the same scenario as him. ECB pet project because they play for a big club. Jake Ball is another. Curran doesn't offer anything that his brother, Woakes, Willey, Gregory, Overton etc aren't already better at than him.

This afternoon's game is live on BBC as well as Sky. Headingley hasn't had rain for 6 whole days now so if we're lucky we should just about have time for a 5pm start and 5 overs per side game....

And to think he's not absolutely certain to get in the team when everyone's available.

Fixtures out next week for the next stage of the Championship.

Somerset might be wishing they'd enforced the follow-on now...

I've not seen as much of Gregory as most of you lot for obvious reasons, but he's evidently a very good cricketer.

Babar is some player when he gets in.

Yeah, both already qualified and this is purely about how many points they take through. Lancs won the first game so Yorkshire could do with winning this.

Meanwhile in the Roses match at Headingley, Yorkshire won the toss and, very possibly spooked by the presence of Jimmy in the Lancs side, decided to bowl first. Close of play score: Lancs 273-2.

Middlesex are one of those teams where if one wicket goes, they could lose 3 or 4 more pretty quickly. The first innings showed that.

Correct.

Based on their efforts today Surrey will need a lot more than Ashwin to sort them out.

Same with Duckett at Notts, his replacement has started batting this morning.

11am was the time I saw.

Career best figures as well. What a man ?

So the likes of Banton and Livingstone aren't playing for their counties because they're with the England squad, where they can't get a game. Brilliant stuff. What a thoroughly constructive use of their time....

Bracey is having a stinker.