A game of milestones yet the weather still wins the day at Lord’s

By Roderick Easdale
A GAME punctuated by often lengthy stoppages for rain and bad light trickled away into a watery draw amid speculation and milestones.
“[Sam] Robson played beautifully on a wicket that did a bit early on”, said Middlesex’s assistant coach Nic Pothas. “He’s played really well the last couple of months and it would have been nice for Sam to notch up another hundred. But I’m sure if you offered someone 93 at the beginning of the day they’d bite your hand off.”
Robson reflected: “The lights were on and there ...

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