Lancashire’s Saqib Mahmood went wicketless as the South African wicketkeeper made hay 8.36pm BST
There was much to get used to as the County Championship returned. Counties moved into three divisions, only one of which vies for the title.
Batting after months of white-ball
Cricket was easier for those with time to adjust in the middle order. Dom Sibley, Alastair Cook, Sam Robson, Mark Stoneman, Adam Lyth: former
England Test openers of varying recency were all out early. 6.53pm BST
That’s it for the day here. It’s been fun, thanks for you company. Let’s do it again sometime.