M’esteemed colleague Luke McLaughlin is at Lord’s and sends this missive after the first hour of play. Northants are in big trouble already: Sunshine has broken out at Lord’s after a cloudy start, where it feels more late August than late September, and the pavilion is well populated. The climate is changing but Toby Roland-Jones remains constant, the 38-year-old dealing an early blow to Northamptonshire’s promotion hopes by removing Luke Proctor lbw for 0 in the first over.
Gus Miller went for 10, also lbw to Ryan Higgins, and Saif Zaib was caught at first slip off the same bowler, before Calvin Harrison slapped a Danru Ferns long-hop to cover. No 1 batter Ricardo Vasconcelos survived a confident caught-behind appeal off Higgins in the fourth over, but has looked solid for 26 not out, and has left the ball well. Not the start the visitors wanted after winning the toss and batting, though: 44-4 off 14 overs.”
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