Steven Croft enhanced his reputation as a batsman with a defiant unbeaten 85 spanning three hours as Lancashire battled to what may prove to be an important draw here, the result denying Yorkshire an opportunity to go 14 points clear of Nottinghamshire at

Yorkshire take a lead of exactly 200 into the final day here, three wickets down and with the prospect of a decent finish, which makes the forecast for rain sweeping in from the west in the early hours all the more regrettable

Yorkshire have not won a Roses match, remarkably, since 2002 but are in a strong position to correct that shortcoming after dominating the first and last sessions on day two