It wasn’t yesterday’s left-overs . Apparently there was a mix-up with the delivery and today Old Trafford received four and a half thousand doughnuts. You did read that right
There’s been a run on doughnuts in the press box - yesterday’s left overs - so sorry if I’ve missed anything of note. Ah, Lyth is out. 42 off 67 balls.
Thank you Yoel for pointing out the Onions promise. Thinking about it, I suppose technically he will be bowling in his underpants. Just with trousers over the top.
Lancashire team sheet: Jennings, Davies, Hameed (ye gods), Jones, Vilas, Clark, Lamb (the concussion substitute at New Road) Lilley, Parry, Bailey, and Onions - who will not, as promised on Twitter, be bowling in his underpants after Panama failed to have a player sent off.
Graham Onions (@BunnyOnions)
England are brilliant...Panama arnt. If Panama don’t have a man sent off in this game il bowl in my underpants tomorrow
As said below the line, do take a peek at the Scarborough feed if you can , where Yorkshire have already lost a wicket: Alex Lees, caught and bowled by the in-form Jade Dernbach for a duck. A wicket at Sophia Gardens to0 where Duckett was an early victim for 6.
Sorry about the delay folks as both sides warm up here at OT. It’s football volleyball for Lancashire and football for Hampshire. And that sun - its a-blazing. I’ll let you know the Lancashire team sheet as soon as I get it - two spinners probably on the pitch that was so hard to bat on yesterday.
And, with barely a breath taken, welcome to the this, the last round of Championship cricket for a while.
But let’s not think about that just yet. It’s going to be a peculiar round with five day/night games, a midday start here at Old Trafford on what looks like yesterday’s pitch while the stewards clean up after the ODI, and only two games staring at the prescribed hour: Glamorgan v Northants at Sophia Gardens and the game to be at – Yorkshire v Surrey at wonderful Scarborough. Those of you who are there – you lucky, lucky few.
It would be hard to top the excitement of the last round, but fingers crossed in what is going to be a scorching week of weather.
At aforementioned Scarborough, head of the table Surrey take on a Yorkshire side topping the stragglers in fifth. Surrey were magnificent at Guildford – young guns-a-roaring. Yorkshire come straight from the bore-fest at the Ageas – and with one fewer rest day. They are still missing seven players with either England or the Lions; Surrey will be without Sam Curran, Jason Roy and Ben Foakes.
Here at the Old Trafford dog-fight, Lancashire need a win to lift them from the doldrums with another couple of disastrous hours at New Road losing them the match against Worcestershire. There look like big changes a-foot with a very different-looking squad – Chanderpaul has been left out and Joe Mennie is missing - another concussion victim. Liam Livingstone and Parkinson are still away with the Lions. Hampshire, who play the Royal London Final on Saturday, are missing Liam Dawson.
At Chelmsford, Essex and Somerset both come straight from a loss. Somerset are without Matt Renshaw, heading home after breaking a finger at Guildford, and Jack Leach, laid up for seven days after being hit on the head by Morne Morkel in the same game. Ryan ten Doeschate returns to the Essex captaincy after suspension.
Stuart Broad returns at Trent Bridge for a bowl with the pink kookaburra in Nottinghamshire’s day-night game against Worcestershire.
In Division Two, Derbyshire take on Leicestershire with the pink Dukes ball, and at The Riverside Durham play Warwickshire in another day-nighter. Warwickshire come from a brave run-chase, Ian Bell still in breathless form.
Glamorgan meet Northamptonshire for the wooden-spoon match at Wantage Road and Kent, fresh from a wonderful win against Warwickshire, play Middlesex, also cock-a-hoop- after victory over Leicestershire. Sam Billings will resume the captaincy from Joe Denly, but Matt Henry and Darren Stevens are rested ahead of Lord’s. Middlesex remain without Nick Gubbins and Tom Helm on Lions duty – although Dawid Malan continues as captain.
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