Tea Report: Nottinghamshire 201 v Lancashire 113 amp; 180-6 (65 overs)

The news that Chris Read's England prospects are not consigned to history after all will not go down well among Nottinghamshire supporters, much as they feel their wicketkeeper's talents have been undervalued by the national selectors, particularly during Duncan Fletcher's reign as coach.

Lunch Report: Nottinghamshire 201 v Lancashire 113 amp; 77-2 (32.2 overs)

After yesterday's 20 wickets, Tony Pigott, the former Sussex and England seamer turned ECB pitch liaison officer, was summoned to Trent Bridge to see what was going on. The answer so far this morning is not very much.

Lunch Report: Surrey 278 v Hampshire 100-2 (31 overs)

The unexpected happened this morning. There was play. The weather forecast had predicted rain all morning and into the afternoon and even the umpires were resigned to a frustrating time on the sidelines.

Celtic FC legend dies aged 51

The Celtic legend Tommy Burns has died after a battle with cancer, the club said today.

Tea Report: Surrey 278 v Hampshire 177-7 (64 overs)

Hampshire suffered a dog day afternoon. After the painstaking care with which Michael Brown and Michael Lumb had compiled their century stand everything went to pot after lunch.