LIVE BLOG: Lancashire v Middlesex, Day Three
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5.57pm CLOSE Day 3
Lancashire 1st inns 105-0 (25 overs) Wells 60 Jennings 36 trail by 106 runs.
Official confirmation that there will be no more play today.
5.43pm BAD LIGHT STOPS PLAY
Lancashire 1st inns 105-0 (25 overs) Wells 60 Jennings 36 trail by 106 runs.
Play has stopped for bad light with nine overs left. The umpires are out in the middle taking a reading but given the amount of clouds around Emirates Old Trafford at present I think it's unlikely we will see any more action today.
5.35pm
Lancashire 1st inns 100-0 (22nd over) Wells 50 Jennings 34 trail by 118 runs.
Luke Wells advances down the wicket to hammer Zafar Gohar's second delivery for a straight six before driving a single to deep cover to bring up the 100 partnership.
5.30pm
Lancashire 1st inns 93-0 (22nd over) Wells 50 Jennings 34 trail by 118 runs.
Fifty to Luke Wells from 71 balls as he drives Ryan Higgins for four and follows with the single required to go to his half century.
5.10pm
Lancashire 1st inns 75-0 (18th over) Wells 42 Jennings 25 trail by 136 runs.
Luke Wells has hit the shot of the day whipping a decent length ball from Seb Morgan over the longest boundary at midwicket for six.
The left hander then drives Henry Brookes handsomely for four to move into the forties.
5.00pm
Lancashire 1st inns 58-0 (15 overs) Wells 26 Jennings 24 trail by 153 runs.
14 runs added in 4 overs since tea with Wells and Jennings reaching their 50 partnership from 70 balls.
Middlesex have resumed with Henry Brookes and Seb Morgan sharing the ball.
4.20pm TEA Day 3
Lancashire 1st inns 44-0 (11 overs) Wells 17 Jennings 21 trail by 167 runs.
Luke Wells and Keaton Jennings have made a positive start in tricky conditions to the Lancashire reply with the Middlesex seamers probably feeling a touch unlucky not have picked up a wicket after beating the bat several times.
4.10pm
Lancashire 1st inns 26-0 (8th over) Wells 15 Jennings 9 trail by 185 runs.
Luke Wells top edges a pull off Toby Roland-Jones that just drops over the midwicket boundary for six. Wells then square drives a lovely four off TR-J.
Meanwhile a good battle is developing between Keaton Jennings and Ryan Higgins who doesn't seem to appreciate Jennings walking down the wicket as he bowls. Wicketkeeper Joe Cracknell is now standing up to prevent that.
3.55pm
Lancashire 1st inns 8-0 (4 overs) Wells 2 Jennings 4 trail by 203 runs.
Luke Wells and Keaton Jennings are not finding it easy as they negotiate these opening overs but Jennings hits a sweetly timed on-drive off his toes for the first boundary of the innings.
3.47pm
Lancashire 1st inns 2-0 (3rd over) Wells 0 Jennings 0 trail by 209 runs.
No runs off the bat so far, just the two for a no ball bowled by Ryan Higgins who is sharing the new ball with Toby Roland-Jones.
3.25pm WICKET
Middlesex 1st inns 211 all out (50.4 overs) Roland-Jones 11
That didn't take long!
Henry Brookes swishes at a short ball outside off and nicks Tom Aspinwall (4-62) to Matty Hurst for 2.
3.16pm WICKET
Middlesex 1st inns 203-9 (49th over) Roland-Jones 5 Brookes 0
Zafar Gohar on 25 hooks a short ball from Tom Aspinwall down to fine leg where Will Williams takes a nicely judged catch on the run.
3.10pm
Middlesex 1st inns 201-8 (47th over) Gohar 24 Roland-Jones 3
Tom Bailey, who has taken six five-wicket hauls against Middlesex and needs one more wicket for number seven, is sharing the opening overs with Aspinwall.
3.00pm
Middlesex 1st inns 189-8 (44 overs) Gohar 16 Roland-Jones 0
Some play at last with Tom Aspinwall starting from the Sir James Anderson end.
James Anderson is absent due to some soreness in his side and awaiting the results of a scan.
2.10pm - PLAY TO RESTART AT 3PM
The groundstaff have removed all the covers and taken two sets of stumps out - which is a good sign!
Play will restart at 3pm with a minimum of 43 overs to be bowled. Tea will be at 4.20pm.
1.10pm - INSPECTION AT 2PM
The umpires have made an inspection and will return for a further look at 2pm.
12.30pm LUNCH Day 3
The mopping up operation continues during the lunch interval.
12.00pm DELAYED START
The covers are being taken off and the groundstaff are beginning their mopping up operation. The umpires will take a further look once that process has been completed.
11.30am DELAYED START
The rain has finally stopped and the umpires are making a preliminary assessment of the saturated outfield. The covers remain in place for the moment.
10.30am DELAYED START
No better news since the 9.30am update with conditions worsening as the rain continues to fall.
Pools of water have now formed on the outfield during the last sixty minutes.
9.30am
We have a very wet morning at Emirates Old Trafford ahead of the third day of our Rothesay County Championship match against Middlesex.
There is no prospect of play in the immediate future with the covers firmly in place as the rain continues to fall.
In the meantime, our match report from an eventful 44 overs of play yesterday can be found on the red button below.
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