Taylor in, Swann out

Graeme Swann has been excluded for the first time in 43 tests; either because of his troubled elbow or because of the need for speed in Steven Finn.


James Taylor has been included in the eleven to maintain the Notts ratio however.

put those programmes in the bin!

Harry Gurney‏@gurneyhf

Good of them to let debutant@jamestaylor20 take part in the toss...pic.twitter.com/A6vY8kRh

Lancashire's tactical ploy to relocate to Liverpool, the scene of last year's success rather than play at this season's graveyard OT, may not have  backfired.


After Somerset had dismissed the hosts for just 185 the visitors currently lie 4/2 having lost Trescothick and Suppiah.

Michael Yardy
Stood down as captain

At Hove after Khan and Magoffin had ousted the Pears for 162, new captain Ed Joyce lead the reply, currently 100/3, Joyce 43*

Middlesex stretched their over-night score to 402 with the 10th wicket added 72 runs against title hot-favourites Warwickshire. 


At the Headingley Test, South Africa 84/0 at lunch








At Stumps, Lancashire might be feeling vindicated in moving venues, bowling Somerset out 36 runs short of their own meager first effort.


Uxbridge saw Warwickshire close the day 178/2, Westwood 89*


Ed Joyce made 107 at Hove as Sussex finished for the day 163 runs ahead with 3 wickets in hand.

Will they be celebrating
in the  Valleys? Doubt it!

Rules allow some lost time to be made up in Test Matches and play at Headingley  ended at sometime around 7.30pm.at 262/5, Alviro Petersen 124*

Liam Drunk it

Disappointed!

Durham RHB, Liam Plunkett has been charged with drink driving and is up before The Beak on 15 August at Peterlee. Plunkett is currently nursing an Achilles tendon injury and absent from Durham game against Australia A.






After 3 low innings scores, Aus A look set to hit their modest target of 224 tomorrow.


After interest from Derbyshire, Worcester have extended Richard Jones' contract by two years.