LIVE BLOG: Lancashire v Middlesex, Day One
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11.30am
Lancashire 21-1 (7 overs) Jennings 9 Bohannon 2
Half an hour into the opening day and cautious progress made so far by Keaton Jennings and Josh Bohannon.
11.09am
Lancashire 9-1 (2 overs) Jennings 1 Bohannon 0
Middlesex make an early breakthrough as Ryan Higgins traps George Balderson lbw for 8.
11.00am
Lancashire 4-0 (0.1 overs) Balderson 4 Jennings 0
Play getting under way in bright, albeit cloudy, conditions.
George Balderson is off the mark driving the first ball of the day from Toby Roland-Jones for four.
10.30am
TOSS: Middlesex have won the toss and elected to bowl.
TEAMS
Lancashire: Keaton Jennings, George Balderson, Josh Bohannon, Marcus Harris, Michael Jones, Matty Hurst (wkt), Chris Green, Tom Hartley, Tom Bailey, Mitchell Stanley, James Anderson (capt).
Middlesex: Sam Robson, Max Holden, Leus du Plooy (capt), Ben Geddes, Ryan Higgins, Joe Cracknell (wkt), Zafar Gohar, Toby Roland-Jones, Caleb Falconer, Sebastian Morgan, Naavya Sharma.
9.00am
Good morning from Emirates Old Trafford ahead of the first day of our Rothesay County Championship match against Middlesex.
The weather conditions are dry, with bright, sunny conditions at present.
The toss is due at 10.30am, with team news to follow. Play starts at 11am.
SQUAD NEWS
Lancashire
Australian overseas signing Chris Green is available for selection after linking up with the squad earlier than originally planned. The 32-year-old arrived in Manchester at the start of this week following his stint in the Pakistan Super League. Green will be available for Lancashire's next four Championship matches, in addition to the Vitality Blast.
Lancashire are without Ajeet Singh Dale, Arav Shetty and Luke Wells, after it was confirmed last week that the trio would all undergo surgery on the injuries suffered last month.
Paul Coughlin misses out this week, due to a minor injury. Tom Aspinwall and Jack Blatherwick also continue their rehabilitation with the Club's medical team.
Squad: Keaton Jennings, George Balderson, Josh Bohannon, Marcus Harris, Michael Jones, Matty Hurst (wkt), Chris Green, Tom Hartley, Tom Bailey, Mitchell Stanley, James Anderson (capt), George Bell, Ollie Sutton.
Middlesex
Middlesex have left out opener Josh de Caires misses out this week with Max Holden likely to move up to open, with either Caleb Falconer or Luke Hollman coming into their lineup. Hollman could join Zafar Gohar the spin attack if he gets the nod.
Squad: Sam Robson, Max Holden, Leus du Plooy (capt), Ben Geddes, Luke Hollman, Ryan Higgins, Joe Cracknell (wkt), Zafar Gohar, Eathan Bosch, Toby Roland-Jones, Caleb Falconer, Sebastian Morgan, Naavya Sharma.
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MATCH PREVIEW