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Lancashire are fighting back hard here after tea with two wickets falling after the break. Rashid failed to make his third century in Roses matches after falling 12 runs short, mistiming a drive to Luke Procter off the bowling of Simon Kerrigan. After a wicketless middle session, Yorkshire’s seventh wicket fell soon after with Jarvis picking up his fourth of the day after Liam Plunkett scooped one up to Procter at mid-on for three. Tim Bresnan has now been joined at the crease by Andrew Hodd who received his county cap before the day’s play. Yorkshire are 215-7.
There’s some pretty strange goings on today across the championship, not least at Taunton where earlier Gareth Batty took 7-32 for Surrey as Somerset were skittled for 102. In reply Surrey, who did not enforce the follow on, are currently 43-4.
Other heroes from the day’s action include Rikki Wessels who scored an unbeaten 159 as Notts scored 534 against Durham and Jack Mickleburgh and Nick Browne who scored an unbeaten 84 and 73 respectively, helping Essex amass 166-0 in reply to Northants’ 444.
Tea has arrived and Adil Rashid and the returning Tim Bresnan have turned this game completely on its head after Lancashire took five wickets in the morning session.
Rashid is nearing his century on 85 and Bresnan has 60 with the pair putting on 127 unbeaten runs for the sixth wicket in front of an increasingly jubilant Headingley crowd, who are enjoying the sunshine almost as much as the duo’s enterprising batting.
The sun has really come out this afternoon and it’s currently shining on Yorkshire who have made an excellent recovery here thanks to Adil Rashid and Tim Bresnan. They’ve taken the score from 74-5 to 167-5 and although it’s been pretty streaky at times you can’t fault the entertainment as both have swung the bat with abandon outside the off stump.
We’ve also had an update on Ryan Sidebottom’s continuing injury problems. Following the revelations that the former England man had sustained a hairline fracture in his ankle playing football as the side warmed up, Yorkshire have released a statement admitting Sidebottom hurt himself in a “dressing room accident” and will be out for an estimated 4-6 weeks.
Gareth Batty has taken 7 wickets, but that batting collapse is up there with some of the worst I've seen supporting Somerset! #SOMvSUR
It’s been a different story here at Headingley in the half hour after lunch with Yorkshire adding 37 runs without any major scares. Adil Rashid has just reached a rapturously applauded 50 off 87 balls with Tim Bresnan also enjoying himself at the other end with some lusty swings of the bat. The pair have passed the half century mark for the sixth wicket and things are slowly looking up for the Yorkies.
Just a quick note on Rashid – he clearly likes a Roses clash with this being his third half-century to go alongside two centuries in 17 first class innings against the Red Rose.
So it’s lunch around the country and I’m tucking into a nice slice of coffee cake as I peruse the county scores. Remember some of these games started yesterday and some today.
At Headingley it’s been all Lancashire as the visitors dominated the morning session of the Roses clash with Yorkshire. Led by Kyle Jarvis who claimed 3-24 in his nine over opening spell, Yorkshire lost Lyth, Lees, Leaning and Ballance before Andrew Gale threatened a mini recovery until he fell lbw to Neil Wagner. It’s 94-5 off 30 overs with Rashid and Bresnan the not out batsmen.
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Andrew Gale was leading the fightback here for Yorkshire who had recovered to 74-4 after a nightmare first hour. The Yorkshire skipper had batted for over an hour and hit five 4s on his way to 36 before Wagner trapped him lbw.
Gale trapped LBW by Wagner https://t.co/XY6QyIapeV
So, as the wickets tumble at Headingley (Yorkshire are now 51-4, after losing Leaning for 10), it’s been a similar story at New Road where Gloucestershire have reduced Worcestershire to 52-5 inside the first hour with David Payne taking 3-7 off 6 overs.
At the Oval, Somerset are replying to Surrey’s 264 all out, in which Jack Leach took 4-34. Notts are continuing to amass a big score against Durham with Riki Wessels and Brett Hutton helping them reach 389-6. It’s been a tough start for Middlesex at Merchant Taylors’ school, where the hosts are 32-2 against Hampshire.
An extraordinary first half hour here at Headingley and it’s been quite a morning for Lancashire skipper Steven Croft. As news filtered through that he would be taking over keeping duties from the injured Alex Davies, Croft then made the decision to bowl first, which has turned out to be the right choice. And that is something of an understatement.
The drama began as early as the third ball from Tom Bailey, which Adam Lyth drove through the covers for four. Moments later Lyth was on his way back to the hutch after edging the fourth ball of the innings to Lancashire’s new hot-shot keeper. In the second over Kyle Jarvis followed suit by getting Alex Lees to edge to Karl Brown at third slip for 0. When Gary Ballance fell for the same score in the sixth over, the champions were 14 for 3, and Croft was looking like Captain Fantastic.
Welcome everyone from a hazy but warm Headingley this morning for this highly anticipated Roses clash between top of the Championship table Lancashire and unbeaten champions Yorkshire.
The shock news emerging before play regards the Lancashire team which will be without wicketkeeper Alex Davies who injured his knee on Friday. With Jos Buttler currently being rested after his IPL stint, the visitors have opted for skipper Steven Croft to don the gloves. Karl Brown comes in to replace Davies.
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