I turned up at Colwyn Bay on Friday morning to be welcomed by the dismissal of Jimmy Anderson and Lancs at 105-5. I thought if we could drag it out, maybe until tea, I might get some value for my pricey £15 admission. Never thought I'd still be sat there at 6.30 to see that ending. I nearly fell off my uncomfortable plastic chair when Prince caught that on the boundary!

Also had the pleasure of seeing a spectacularly drunk local fall down the embankment with 2 full pints in his hands! Give him his due, expert handling meant he still had a good pint and a quarter left post-fall.

hrrrrmpphh

Some interesting declarations and forfeitures going on around the country. Good to see people making a game of it.

Surrey's gamble with Warwickshire is really interesting, even if it is understandable.

Has Boycott dismissed Yorkshire's season as a disappointment and demanded the entire playing squad be sacked yet?

Lancs sign Jos Buttler,good for the one day comps but can the regular Lancs watchers on here give a view on if he's better than what we had this season.

I'd say so, yes. I'm worried that he's likely to end up playing more for England, though. On a brief aside, Davies is a good 'keeper and knows which way up to hold a bat. Given a few regular chances and learning of the experience of Buttler then he can become a very, very good player.