6.32pm Shades of Bulawayo 1996-97... Not sure Middlesex flippin' murdered them... but they made all the running, and Robson looks utterly shattered as he leaves the field. So close... so far. Thanks for joining, see you next time on County Cricket Pop-up Comms...you never know when and where we'll strike...
Donald Alexande: "What a pity Toby couldn't have hung around a few more balls "
Jane: "Robson batting like his batting partner's dad in a test match" Athers knows this feeling alright...
hoisted out to the on-side, they rush for the first, they turn for the second... Middlesex finish with a draw, scores level!
Swing for the hills... the Northants brains trust gather for a chat
back of a length, swung hard to the leg side, bounces short of square leg, but the shy is wide and Robson dives back for two... three to win!
Robson pulls out of his stance to add to the drama...
Liam Cromar: "Discovering pop-up ball-by-ball county commentary is like finding an Easter egg in a film/DVD." We aim to surprise and delight...
short, hooked off the visor, decent connection but fine leg is set back... just the single, and it's five off two...
leg-sided, a big wipe, another bobble from the keeper, another bye. Middlesex can't lose, but they need six from three
Four in four needed for a famous Northants win
slower ball, in the blockhole, driven into space on the on-side, de Caires is quick out of the blocks and back for the second
full length, outside off, huge heave from de Caires, but a toe-end down to long-on, set right back on the rope. 9 from 5...
Superb over from Sanderson, might yet be the difference for his team
in the blockhole again, de Caires hacks through the line to mid-on. Just the single... Middlesex need 10 from the final over!
De Caires has licence to swing for the hills again
low full toss, into the pads, Robson clips with a flourish but only as far as midwicket. Just the single
blockhole ball, excellent delivery, cranking up that pressure once more...
wide line, bottom-edged on the cut, Robson wanted the single, gave up as the keeper lined up his shy, but the ball missed leg stump by an inch! Dead-eyed Carey he is not...
made room to leg, but can't connect in the channel outside off. That makes up for the bonus run
fires in the yorker, drilled to Zaib in the covers, who gathers well but his shy goes wide for overthrows!
14 off 12... Middlesex are doing the needful here
de Caires duly winds through a huge mow to the leg side, they push the first run and scuttle back for the second.
Big final ball... A boundary would be handy once more. Arguably a shot to nothing here...
full toss, follows the batter down the leg side, flicks off the pads for another single
back of a length, flicked off the pads, out to deep midwicket, Zaib's shy comes in at the keeper's end, could have been tight with a direct hit
fired in full, misses the stumps by a whisker as de Caires climbs into a wild hack. The keeper fumbles and they rush the bye
two dots balls in a row. Priceless at this stage...
sliding down the leg side again, all legit. No contact
premeditated step, clipped up and over the bowler, bobbles down to long-on. 20 off three is the equation!
steps to the off-side, clipped hard around the front pad, finds space at midwicket and the runs are coming nicely for Middlesex
