Lancashire v Essex, Yorkshire v Warwickshire: county cricket – live!

LIVE – Updated at 13:13

Join Tanya Aldred for updates from around the grounds on day two of the latest County Championship action.

Old Trafford: Lancs v Essex 341-8

The County Ground: Northants v Kent 286-2 No play before lunch, rain.

Taunton: Somerset 211 v Hants 29-0 No play before lunch, rain.

Headingley: Yorks 61-1 v Warwicks 244

Lord’s: Middx v Durham 256-6 No play before lunch, rain.

Trent Bridge: Notts 121-2 v Derby 260

New Road: Worcs 159-2 v Leics 148 No play before lunch, rain.

Victory for the Salford devil - but that smelt like a false start. Anyway, lunchtime scores to follow.

Dane Vilas signs autographs while the five mascots line up - Lanky is up against a policeman, a shark, a star and a devil.

We get the new ball for the pre lunch over, this time from Hassan Ali.

Lanky is causing chaos lining up next to the kids in preparation for his big race.

A fifty partnership in three-four time at OT, Snater getting stuck in. The diggers are rolling about in best Richard Scarry style where the old Red Rose Suite stood, and Hassan Ali is stretching in front of happy children. Essex 334-7 - no make that eight, Lawrence gone, furious with himself after chipping Wood to Jimmy at midwicket, for 120.

Here comes Matt Critchley as Lawrence’s runner. After yesterday’s incident with Rossington, I predict chaos. Bailey and Anderson watch the whole thing unfold with folded arms from a distance. Fast bowlers’ prerogative.

A break in play here, ah no, it is Lawrence, he’s pointing at the back of his leg. Hope that’s not the hamstring, he’s only just recovered from the last injury. He’s calling for a runner.

Raining at Headingley now too, but, like a weather house, they’re back on again at Trent Bridge.

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