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Another for the underrated battler, Wagner, Samit's in. Notts middle order is quite cosmopolitan, with an Aussie, a South African and a Zimbabwean.

The Notts top order batsmen are continuing against Lancs the way they finished against Surrey last week.

Bell getting desperate, has Trott bowling now. He can't find bowlers to give him control.

Kyle Jarvis has his 3rd wicket for Lancashire and Notts now 98/5.

3 for Wagner now. Notts 98/6.

Arthur Crabtree wrote:Ballance goes. One more wicket and it's Bairstow to the rescue time.

As per plan.

Broad top scorer for Notts. I'm sure he'll enjoy hitting few off Anderson.

Wright takes 2 in 2 balls at Lords - Compton goes first ball after a 180 partnership. Still very much Middlesex's day so far and nice to see Robson in the runs.

Just noticed Broad has gone. Good knock in the context of the innings.

Arthur Crabtree wrote:

Arthur Crabtree wrote:Ballance goes. One more wicket and it's Bairstow to the rescue time.

As per plan.

Looks like they'll be no more wickets at Headingley today.

Not a single wicket for Anderson and Broad today.

Wagner got 387 wickets today at OT

A good day for Yorkshire after being put into bat on a wicket that was doing everything and had plenty of bounce. Lees tried to play a top edge shot, but the ball rose/sat and found the slips. Ballance tried to leave a ball but hit the bottom edge of his bat. Adam Lyth played with real discipline and did well to get to lunch, even if Fidel Edwards put down a tough chance off his bowling.

Conditions improved after lunch and Bairstow looked in fabulous touch, playing well timed shots across the park and Lyth started to motor on, though he did survive a tough drop in the gully region as he got past 50. Fidel Edwards might have been a bit expensive, but he was unlucky not to get a wicket and he got two deliveries to pop up on a length that looked like going through Lyth's helmet (maybe that is why the ECB do insist on Cook wearing the latest helmet)

As the cloud rolled in, this prompted Ervine to come on and Hampshire blagged two wickets of Lyth (111) and Leaning (a pittance) before bad light ended play early for Yorkshire to finish 270-5. Just as well play was delayed by 30 minutes, otherwise Hampshire may have got Yorkshire all out for around 200.

Thanks for the report Al. Sounds like Yorkshire's day.

Unless both the radio and the match reports are wrong, there was no toss.

Yorks will get 400 from here, and we'll lose by an innings.