Dom Sibley has four wickets in 80 first-class matches.

DOM SIBLEY IS BOWLING!

Still plenty of time left, of course, but I am sort of hoping we get to the stage where Jos Buttler comes on and has a bowl.

Oh, shot! Babar! He comes down the pitch and whacks Dom Bess back over his head for a glorious four.

More from Lancashire coach Chapple on Anderson's 600 wickets: “Everyone at Lancashire is delighted for him. I’m sure his family is immensely proud, and he should be as well.

“Over the last 10 years he’s been as good as anyone in the world, especially in England. But his record around the world has been improving as well.

“The standard he got to in his late twenties was fantastic, and he’s been able to maintain that.

“His fitness levels now are astonishing. He’s not slowing down, and I don’t think he should have been subject to some of the criticism he’s had over the past two weeks."

Babar Azam latches on to a short, wide, filthy gift from Joe Root and cuts it sweetly away for four.

Joe Root has just bowled a leg break, in case you were wondering about the state of this match.

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Maybe Joe Root is thinking that it's best to get through to the new ball, that's his best hope. But I do like it when the captain is trying to be aggressive. Bringing himself on is like they're taking their foot off the pedal.

In all the furore, I almost missed Babar Azam reaching 2,000 Test runs.

A quality player - and I am SO excited to see him in the T20 series which begins on Friday. The best T20 batsman in the world, flaying the ball to all parts? Please.

Lancashire coach Glen Chapple on James Anderson: “I’m not sure there is any context for an achievement like Jimmy’s. It’s ridiculous, really, 600 Test wickets in 18 seasons.

“He’s got an amazing talent, but it’s the work ethic, dedication and discipline he’s shown to stay at the top for so long. He constantly strives to get better, he’s come back from injury, and he’s never really taken a backward step.

“Obviously he deserves massive credit. But, as a fellow professional and a coach, it’s great to see someone put in that amount of effort. It’s brilliant to watch his skills, his determination, his belief and his competitiveness on the field."

My favourite thing about Joe Root is that a lot of what he bowls is horrible, but he does create some little chances.

He has Babar playing awkwardly off his hip, but the attempted swat drops just short of a crouching James Bracey at short leg.

The new ball is not too far away, hence why Joe Root and Dom Bess are burning throug these overs as quickly as they can.

It's... OK from Bess. Not great, but not bad either.

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More from McGrath, who took 563 Test wickets, on Anderson: "I’ll be keen to see what he’s going to do now because he’s set the bar that high, I guess Broady is hanging in there with 500 the other day. But Jimmy, what he’s done, he’s set the bar a bit like Sachin Tendulkar has.

"No one is ever going to catch Sachin in Test cricket for the amount of runs he’s scored, the matches he’s played, Jimmy’s done the same for fast bowling. And he deserves it."

"Good over rate this, Joe!" says Jos Buttler from behind the stumps as Root zips through an over.

Babar Azam then promptly deposits the England captain over mid-wicket for a big four. So, good over rate, but not quite so good bowling.

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McGrath with more praise for Anderson: "Looking through my career, the two that really stand out skill wise is Jimmy and Wasim Akram. What they can do with the ball, to swing it both ways, it’s a real art form. I wish I could have done a bit more with the ball than I did.

"I didn’t have the skill level that Jimmy has."

Joe Root is bringing himself on for a bowl.

Dom Bess whizzes through a very tidy post-drinks over.