Postpublished at 17:52 British Summer Time 13 July 2023
Lancs 145 & 377-9 v Essex 282 & 292-8 dec
It looks like Lancashire have now accepted that a draw should be the summit of their ambitions.
Rob Jones pushes a single at the start of the latest Sam Cook over and Will Williams ducks a bouncer but dead-bats the rest.
The home side have six overs to survive - they are 53 away from their 430 target, which may now be merely theoretical.