Updates are under way from the second round of Championship games, with Essex facing Somerset, Surrey meeting Leicestershire and other fixtures across the county game.
The opening stages brought a wintry feel, with Derbyshire players emerging with their hands tucked around handwarmers and buried in pockets as conditions stayed cold.
Lancashire have made three changes from the side that drew with Worcestershire, bringing in Mitch Stanley, Marcus Harris and Paul Coughlin. Muhammad Abbas took the new ball from the Statham End.
There was also a note of congratulations for the winners of the ECB’s Domestic Journalism awards, with the message that their work had been well done.
The day one coverage continued with live updates, reflections and reaction from around the grounds as the Championship programme moved on to its second round.
Readers were also directed to The Spin, while the live blog invited messages by email and comments through BTL. With the season gathering pace, the focus remained on the action unfolding across the country and the early signs from the latest round of matches.
More updates followed as the day developed, with attention on team selections, new-ball spells and the changing conditions that can shape early-season cricket.
