County Championship day one as it happened

Summary

Stirling & Robson hit tons for Middlesex
Bopara & Browne 50s drive Essex v Warwickshire
James Anderson removes centurion George Bailey on return for Lancs
Patel passes 150 for Notts

Live Reporting

Gary Smee

Bragging rights up for grabspublished at 10:59 British Summer Time 19 June 2017
Notts v Leicestershire (11:00 BST)
Dave Bracegirdle
BBC Radio Nottingham commentator
Biggest derby in world cricket? Um? Anyhow, bragging rights in the East Midlands are up for grabs once again as Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire prepare to lock horns for the third time this season.
Notts needed less than seven compete sessions as they inflicted a 10-wicket thumping on their rivals at Grace Road in early April, then won their Royal London clash at Welbeck by six wickets.
Stuart Broad returns to the home line-up, along with two other Test match bowlers in Jake Ball and James Pattinson, both back from ICC Champions Trophy duty.
Notts are flying high at the top of the table and remain undefeated in the County Championship, as well as securing a place in next month’s Lord’s one-day final.
Leicestershire will be looking to turn over the ‘big fish’ and claim their first Division Two success of the year.
Postpublished at 10:58 British Summer Time 19 June 2017
It seems there has been a printing error at Old Trafford this morning...
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Team newspublished at 10:57 British Summer Time 19 June 2017
- Alastair Cook opening for Essex
- James Anderson back for Lancashire after groin injury
- Moeen Ali plays for Worcestershire
- Yorkshire play 18-year-old batsman Harry Brook
Toss newspublished at 10:53 British Summer Time 19 June 2017
There are six fixtures today, including a repeat of the thrilling final game of last season - Middlesex against Yorkshire at Lord's. A day for batting everywhere except Nottingham it seems...
Division One
- Essex v Warwickshire - Essex win the toss and choose to bat.
- Lancashire v Hampshire - Hampshire win the toss and choose to bat.
- Middlesex v Yorkshire - Middlesex win the toss and choose to bat.
Division Two
- Durham v Glamorgan - Glamorgan win the toss and choose to bat.
- Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire - Uncontested toss. Leicestershire choose to bowl.
- Worcestershire v Kent - Kent win the toss and choose to bat.
Blazing Mondaypublished at 10:50 British Summer Time 19 June 2017
County Championship - day one
Image source, Rex Features
Glorious. There's simply no other way to describe it.
Hot, blazing, sweaty, scorchio - I guess they do the job nicely as well.
It really is a day made for county cricket, so slap on the factor 50, grab a cooling beverage and stay right here for all the action...