Not looking good for Lancs unless they can skittle Essex for around 200 tomorrow. Need to sort our batting out or Yorkshire could give us a pasting. Opening the batting with two opening batsmen might be a good idea to start with.

IIRC if a player has been on England duty but is then released by the ECB back to their county they can replace a player in a Championship game which has already started providing the player being replaced has not yet batted or bowled in that match.

Hampshire did it in the current game with Michael Lumb, who wasn't in the 11 named at the toss. Might have been part of the reason why they opted to field on winning the toss, not that it did them much good with him being out for a duck and all.

No chance of the Yorkies giving us a pasting, only one possible winner in this and it ain't Yorkshire. Although a result relies on Lancs skittling Yorks for less than 216. 170/7 as I type this.

its a four day game, not five

Well aware of that, Day 4 is tomorrow though

Shocker of a day for Yorkshire, hope we can stave them off tomorrow.

Scoring 18 runs will do enough I reckon. Typically it rains and guess which county is affected more?

Easier said than done given the way we are batting.

Not sure that Lancs can moan about rain, it's been accruing you points helping you stave off relegation for years

Actually we'd need another 68 to avoid following on wouldn't we? I seem to remember the rules being changed not too long back.

Unsure, is the follow on within 150 in county cricket, or 200 like Tests?

No matter, its bound to throw it down tomorrow and ruin our chances again

Seems it is 150.

Rain saves Yorkshire from a crushing innings defeat.