LIVE BLOG: Lancashire v Middlesex, Day Two
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12.00pm
Middlesex 1st inns 0-0 (1st over) Robson 0 de Caires 0
Play! says umpire Illingworth and finally we are under way with James Anderson bowling from his end to Sam Robson.
Incidentally - this match is also Keaton Jennings' 200th first-class game.
11.30am - TOSS & TEAMS
TOSS
Lancashirehave won the toss and elected to bowl.
TEAMS
Lancashire
Luke Wells, Keaton Jennings, Josh Bohannon, George Bell, Matty Hurst (wkt), Michael Jones, George Balderson, Arav Shetty, Tom Aspinwall, Tom Bailey, James Anderson (capt).
Arav Shetty makes his first-class debut today.
Middlesex
Sam Robson, Josh De Caires, Luke Hollman, Leus du Plooy (capt), Ryan Higgins, Joe Cracknell (wkt), Ben Geddes, Zafar Gohar, Seb Morgan, Henry Brookes, Toby Roland-Jones.
11.00am - PLAY TO START AT NOON
The good news is we will start play at 12.00pm providing there is no more rain before then, with lunch at 1.30pm, tea at 4pm, with a minimum of 80 overs to be bowled.
The toss will take place at 11.30am.
10.00am DELAYED START
The umpires have made an inspection and will return to make a further inspection at 11am.
Currently the conditions are dry and overhead it is quite bright.
9.30am
Good morning from Emirates Old Trafford ahead of the second day of our final home match in the 2025 season.
After yesterday’s washed out first day we are hoping for better today.
The groundstaff are busy mopping up and the covers have been removed so that the umpires can make an inspection at 10am.
SQUADS
The two teams have announced the following squads:
Lancashire
Luke Wells, Keaton Jennings, Josh Bohannon, George Bell, Harry Singh, Matty Hurst (wkt), Michael Jones, George Balderson, Arav Shetty, Tom Aspinwall, Jack Blatherwick, Tom Bailey, James Anderson (capt), Will Williams.
Mitch Stanley has been ruled out with a trunk injury sustained against Kent in the County Championship - which also caused him to miss Finals Day.
Tom Hartley is unavailable as he joins up with England for their IT20 series in Ireland - alongside Jos Buttler, Phil Salt and Luke Wood.
Saqib Mahmood will miss the series after undergoing a minor procedure on his knee.
Middlesex
Leus du Plooy, Henry Brookes, Noah Cornwell, Joe Cracknell (wkt), Josh De Caires, Nathan Fernandes, Ben Geddes, Zafar Gohar, Ryan Higgins, Luke Hollman, Seb Morgan, Sam Robson, Toby Roland-Jones, Olly Stone.
Both Kane Williamson and Max Holden miss out due to injury.