Updates from around the grounds on the second day of playDay one: Brooks stars with bat and ball as Yorkshire rallySign up to The Spin, our weekly cricket email 3.01pm BST Yorkshire are two down, with both wickets gifted to Notts. The first was Alex Lees lbw offering no shot to Jake Ball and the second Che Pujara run out at the non-striker’s end following a mix-up with Adam Lyth, who dropped a ball at his feet only to see the India batsman hurtling towards him. Pujara probably got close enough to shake hands before turning back to no avail. Jake Libby had the simple task of under-arming a throw back to bowler Harry Gurney, who did the rest. Yorkshire are still in a decent position, however, at 37-2 with a lead of 105. Lyth is 12 not out and Gary Ballance has avoided a pair and is unbeaten on six. 2.26pm BST Just checking … Durham couldn’t turn their game around, could they? They have been bowled out for 170 in their second innings against Kent, leaving a target of 93 thanks to James Weighell’s 84 – a career best if you don’t mind. It’s certainly not the foregone conclusion of a couple of hours ago.Here at Headingley, Alex Lees has fallen for a duck in Yorkshire’s second innings, lbw offering no shot at a Jake Ball in-ducker. Che Pujara was then dropped at first slip on nought. Yorkshire are currently 13-1, leading by 81. Continue reading…
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