Think you guys all missing something, there is only one way to stop Essex winning the title 1st Test Cook, Browne, Westley, Chopra, Bopara (c), Lawrence, Foster, Wheater wk, Porter, Walter, Beard, Jeach

It'll be fine. Jennings, Alsop, Root, Ballance, Ali, Stokes, Bairstow, S Curran, T Curran, Finn, Crane.

Could see James Sutherland opening the batting and bowling

@DaveKnibb - that's if the Ozzies agree to play!

Gubbin/Robson and Stoneman to open

Match start delayed (No play AFTER Tea, rain), Yorkshire 27/1 (10.5 ov, trail by 489 - 1st inns) v Surrey

Good one Foster, that's why you never got all those england caps

Oh great, so now potentially a batsmen down too!

Of course it's moments like this that makes the Eng Lions team so worthwhile. If Broad & Ball both end up being unavailable & Stokes can only bowl a limited amount of overs, a couple of seamers from the Lions could suddenly find themselves making debuts.

@dezdezzy Reckon Jimmy will play, Broad wants to play in the Lords final to prove his fitness. I like Jake Ball but he wasn't in many people team for the first test so isn't much of a miss. There is also the situation with Ben Stokes, how much will he be a available to bowl if it isn't much then it adds to the risk of going in with a few question marks hanging over Broad. Would expect to see Wood back in at some stage which isn't a new cap although it feels a little like one. Would like to see TRJ as well but that will depend on if the first choice guys are fit or not

Steady rain all day so far in Southampton.

So Woakes definitely out injured, Broad & Ball doubtful, and rumours of an Anderson niggle - could see some new faces at Lords but who?

If I were the umps at Headingley the question I would be asking is how quickly can we abandon the days play, The Yorkshire captain is so confident of no play he isn't even at the ground...

Also, are Notts granted a bonus wicket due to Billings being not out overnight and leaving to join the Lions?