51/4 now. Chanderpaul must be passing on everything he learnt at Lancs.

You should enjoy it down there sailor...

Fear not, if day 3 is washed out too Lancashire may be able to scrape a draw....or am I being wildly optimistic there?

Yorkshire win again

Well, we managed it, but the decision to bat first made us look a bit stupid.

Still, I had a good pub crawl on Friday...

You [iare[/i Allan Lamb and I claim my £5 !

I'm incapable of growing a mustache like that!

And the latest ginger tyro for the England middle order: step forward Jonny Bairstow.

must be in with a decent shout ?

He's in good form is Todd Flanders. And there'd be a worrying lack of gingers in the middle order with Morgan out of the reckoning if Bairstow's not picked. Can't expect Bell to do it all himself.

annoying kind of player Ian Bell - just when you think he isn't test class he comes up with the goods and keeps his place - I personally rate him highly and would put him in my test side
what's the latest on Rashid - deffo gone to Lancs ?

Shahzad, you mean? Bloody hell, we can't let Rashid go as well....
Yes, Shahzad has gone to Lancs and, if memory serves, picked up a couple of wickets in his first spell.

Warwickshire look set for a good score here. Not the best of starts from Lancs.

Simon Katich scored a 49-ball 50 at Headingley. Yes, 49. No, not 249. Bet it was still pig-ugly though.

see Essex under the kosh after a good start

Sarwan proving his class with another unbeaten century

form is temporary but class is permanent...

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Barath looks handy in tricky conditions.

Conedy of errors there in that runout. Prior nearly inducted himself into a Question of Sport what happened next archive there.

If anyone's in the Birmingham area, could you pop along to Edgbaston and knee-cap Warwickshire's batsmen? Thanks.

Inspired use of DRS by England. Lose the appeal, which would have failed anyway, because of a no ball. Then gain wicket with the extra ball of the over.

What's really, really, really absolutely infuriating about this is that at the same time as the West Indies are struggling a little at Lord's, Chris Gayle has slaughtered 121 off 59 balls in an essentially meaningless IPL match.

Finished 128* from 62, 101 of those from the last 37. Why, why, why..... Gah

good, keep him in India then !

What's Michael Holdings problem with Shiv ?

can't believe the criticism of him being a selfish cricketer etc

come on Mikey - the little man is a genius FFS !

especially after passing Gavaskar on the all time runs list !

I think it may have something to do with Chanderpaul's lack of interest in any other part of the game other than occupying the crease for his own entertainment. Say what you will about the way Boycott used to bat, but he was always tidy in the field and with the ball.