By Chris Hughes

Calm: James Franklin

IT’S now June and the reigning county champions are still winless, but Middlesex captain James Franklin is bullish – a first win is just around the corner.
Middlesex head to the Trafalgar Road Ground in Southport today to take on Lancashire with a record of four draws from their four Division One games to date.

Lancashire v Middlesex
June 9-12, Southport, 11:00
That record, and the sixth spot they currently occupy in the table, could easily cause concern but Franklin’s lack of panic is under-standable, given...