Good to see the champions elect marching on to the title.......
Surrey have never been on the back foot in this match and it was the weather that stopped them making further inroads on the third day at The Oval. Lancashire still need 147 runs to save the follow-on, but the 40 overs lost plus a poor forecast for Saturday means they are likely to escape a poor performance with a draw.
The temperature remained rooted in single figures and the crisp sunshine of yesterday was replaced by a slate-grey sky which made it feel like anything but cricket weather. The sloppiness from Lancashire's fielding display, where they spilled two crucial catches, seeped into the batting as they presented Surrey with two of their wickets .