Lancashire to start well in key county clash

Title and relegation matters make the three penultimate-round County Championship Division One fixtures that begin today fascinating affairs and there look to be two good-value bets.

Third-from-bottom Lancashire are big at 6-5 to gain a first-innings advantage over one-point leaders Middlesex at Old Trafford.

And Surrey, safe from the drop in fourth place, can keep fourth-from-bottom Durham deep in the mire – two teams go down – with victory at the Riverside.