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Chris Rogers, the Middlesex captain, welcomed his team's ten-wicket win over Nottinghamshire as the "perfect start" to their Championship campaign

Sam Robson and Chris Rogers rushed Middlesex to victory on the final day, the pair taking just 25 overs to overhaul their target of 108

Not many people included Neil Dexter in their list of daunting seamers. Yet Dexter, a gentle medium-pacer who had never taken more than three wickets in a first-class innings before today, produced a remarkable spell of five wickets for 13 runs in 21 ball

It is probably only natural that a club based in the middle of one of the most ethnically diverse cities in Europe will reflect the community it serves. But, even by the standards of London, this Middlesex side is a cosmopolitan bunch.

There are different ways to react to setbacks. Some players, like Adil Rashid, resort to bemoaning their lot in public. And some, like Toby Roland-Jones, let their performances do the talking