By Jeremy Blackmore

GOOD times have been rare at Middlesex so victory over Leicestershire against the odds tasted even sweeter.This was only the Seaxers’ second Championship win of a desperate summer, which has seen them firmly rooted to the bottom of Group Two.When captain Peter Handscomb pulled out following a positive Covid test and in-form batsman Stevie Eskinazi picked up a groin injury, home fans feared the worst.Sam Robson posted an excellent 154 before an all-too-familiar Middlesex collapse set the hosts back. Stand-in captain Tim Murtagh though made early inroads wi...