By Will Jennings

JOE ROOT was thanked for his sportsmanship by Steven Croft as Lancashire booked their place in the T20 Blast quarter-finals in a controversial Roses clash at Old Trafford.Croft helped steer the hosts to a nerve-jangling four-wicket victory but was embroiled in the game’s key talking point at the start of the 18th over.The Lancashire all-rounder fell to the Manchester turf while attempting a quick single and Yorkshire skipper Root, sensing a potentially nasty injury, decided not to run him out.Croft recovered to finish on 26 not out as he and Luke Wells (30) ...