Live Blog: Lancashire v Essex, Day Four
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11.13am
ESSEX WIN BY AN INNINGS & 56 RUNS
Lancashire 2nd innings 232 all out
Luke Wood edges behind off Jamie Porter for 27, James Anderson was 5 not out, and the players shake hands as the visitors clinch victory.
11.07am
Lancashire 2nd innings 227-9 trail by 61 runs, Wood 23 Anderson 4
Jimmy Anderson gets off the mark with a drive for four to wide long-on.
11.04am
Lancashire 2nd innings 223-9 trail by 65 runs, Wood 23 Anderson 0
Luke Wood edges the first ball today wide of second slip for four and pulls the fifth to midwicket for four more!
James Anderson is on strike for the second over from Simon Harmer.
11.00am
Lancashire 2nd innings 213-9 trail by 75 runs, Wood 13 Anderson 0
The umpires and players are greeted by sunny weather as they make their way out to the middle.
There is a scattering of spectators in the ground. If you are attending today I guess it's not a day to arrive late!
Luke Wood is facing the first ball of the day from Sam Cook.
10.00am
Good morning from a cloudy but dry Emirates Old Trafford ahead of the final day of our LV= County Championship match against Essex.
The visitors are poised to clinch victory today needing just the one remaining wicket with Lancashire on 213-9 and still needing 75 runs to make Essex bat again.
Luke Wood (13 not out) and James Anderson (0 not out) are the batters who will be making their way out to the middle at 11am – for how long, who knows?