Haseeb blocks out a maiden. Has he rediscovered the Way of Hameed?

@Haystack_Jnr isn't playing your 6th professional T20 fixture for England the done thing?

I'm sure someone has already said this, but isn't Crane in the wrong squad - should surely be with the Lions ?

I shall change 191 to 91!

SA A's 2 new ball bowlers have got pretty decent averages considering they've also played over 60 matches!

52 looking optimistic now.

43 all out

Three in the over, first batting point up for Yorkshire. Didn't know they still awarded those

You know Ballance is in good form when he is playing extra cover drives

Lions scoring exclusively with fives at the moment!

or perhaps i will again try for 191!

Lower...

It is keeping low at Lords again so Middlesex would be foolish to bat unless their bowlers are falling to bit which they shouldn't be

Stoneman in such good form he's found a way to score five off a single ball.

First scoring stroke for Lions: 5 runs.

First wicket: Sidebottom caught behind

@nickcricket I actually think Root seemed at his best responding to early wickets and fighting fires. He was like a less crabby Chanderpaul. Trying to set the tone for the innings is when he's started getting out seemingly permanently on 82.

I like Nick's idea. Chef/two openers/Potato/Beard/Ginger/Other Ginger.

First wicket - Ballance, bowled going back, back and back and missing the ball

@SDHoneymonster Quite like Root at 4, splits him up from Cook and does mean he gets in before they are in a real heap. Stokes could bat 5, with Bairstow at 6 but what is the point just leaves extra space lower down for a specialist batsmen. Personally I think Moeen needs to go to 5 and try and make it as a batsmen who bowls the odd over, England need to start looking at people who can develop into Test Match spinners. They won't be perfect from game one so it won't be the worst thing to have Mo there

*cough* 37 off 16 *cough*