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And an early wicket for Abbas, as ever liquid gold. Singh with an elaborate prod, edging to Guest. Harris strolls out to resume his usual relaying of the foundations role. Lancashire 13 for two.

An early wicket here at OT, though we were too distracted in the press box by a frozen telly to notice. Luke Wells well caught, diving to his left at third slip off Ben Aitchison, for four. It brings in Josh Bohannon’s for his 100th first-class match.

Haseeb Hameed will have the rest of the day to admire the ball by Timm van der Gugten that, in bright sunshine, sent him on his way first ball. HH cocked his leg to dink the ball into the leg side but instead lost his leg stump.

Out come the Derbyshire players, hands firmly stuck around handwarmers, deep in pockets. Lancs have three changes from the side that drew with Worcestershire – adding Mitch Stanley, Marcus Harris and Paul Coughlin. Muhammad Abbas has the new ball from the Statham End.

Domestic Journalism Awards

Congratulations to all the winners of the ECB’s Domestic Journalism awards – jobs well done.

Christopher Martin-Jenkins Young Journalist of the Year: Cameron Ponsonby

Christopher Martin-Jenkins Broadcaster of the Year: Aaron Viles

Outstanding Online Coverage: BBC Sport Online
Highly Commended: The Cricketer Online

Regional Newspaper of the Year: Yorkshire Post
Highly Commended: Liverpool Echo

Podcast of the Year: The Final Word
Highly Commended: Wisden Cricket Weekly, 150 Not Out: Somerset County Cricket Club

Video Content Creator of the Year: Cricket District

Photo of the Year: David Griffin
Highly Commended: Nathan Stirk

I love the elongated figures in the winning photo Groundstaff from above by David Griffin, who is here at Old Trafford today to cover Derbyshire. You can find it here if you scroll down the page.

Ajaz Patel makes his debut for Leicestershire today. The Foxes will have to crank up their match skills from their defeat by Sussex in the last round, to hold off Surrey at The Oval.

To Old Trafford, where the outfield is busy with slip catching practise and bowling run ins. Derbyshire have won the toss and have sent Lancashire in to have a bat.

Division Two table

Middlesex 22

Derbyshire 16

Lancashire 14

Durham 13

Northamptonshire 12

Kent 11

Worcestershire 11

Gloucestershire -1

Division one table

Essex 22

Warwickshire 16

Nottinghamshire 13

Somerset 13

Glamorgan 12

Surrey 11

Sussex 10

Yorkshire 10

Leicestershire 3

Hampshire 2

Fixtures

DIVISION ONE

Chelmsford: Essex v Somerset

Trent Bridge: Nottinghamshire v Glamorgan

The Oval: Surrey v Leicestershire

Hove: Sussex v Warwickshire

Headingley: Yorkshire v Hampshire

DIVISION TWO

Bristol: Gloucestershire v Durham

Canterbury: Kent v Northamptonshire

Old Trafford: Lancashire v Derbyshire

Lord’s: Middlesex v Worcestershire

Preamble

Good morning! Welcome to round two of this Championship summer – all cherry blossom and leftover hot cross buns . We have another full set of matches and can start to divine whether last week’s wins for Sussex, Essex and Middlesex were anything more than early season luck. Play starts around the grounds at 11am, do join us.