The first email of the day drops into the CCLive postbag. Hello Mike Bennett!

“Good morning from Hove, where the glorious weather of the last few days has given way to slightly overcast conditions, although the sun is doing it’s best to break through.

“Living in Scotland means I very rarely get the chance to watch the CC in person, so despite being a Yorkie, staying just around the corner from the County Ground this week meant this was too good an opportunity to pass up.

“Fynn Hudson-Prentice opening the bowling with Robinson has bowled a couple of very sharp overs and Robinson has just whistled one past Alex Davies’ nose, so it looks like we’re shaping up for a decent first session.

“Thanks for the ever-great work with the live blog, it’s a lifeline for those of us stranded in cricket wildernesses! (Although a dedicated reader, this is the first time I’ve written in).”

It’s lovely to hear from you Mike and I’m glad the Guardian can help keep you connected. I’d be interested in what you think about Robinson and Henry Crocombe, both who are on the ECB scouts’ radar. And I see Warwicks have lost two early wickets – one each to Robinson and Hudson-Prentice. Sussex 12-2.

And an early wicket for Abbas, as ever liquid gold. Singh with an elaborate prod, edging to Guest. Harris strolls out to resume his usual relaying of the foundations role. Lancashire 13 for two.

An early wicket here at OT, though we were too distracted in the press box by a frozen telly to notice. Luke Wells well caught, diving to his left at third slip off Ben Aitchison, for four. It brings in Josh Bohannon’s for his 100th first-class match.

Haseeb Hameed will have the rest of the day to admire the ball by Timm van der Gugten that, in bright sunshine, sent him on his way first ball. HH cocked his leg to dink the ball into the leg side but instead lost his leg stump.

Out come the Derbyshire players, hands firmly stuck around handwarmers, deep in pockets. Lancs have three changes from the side that drew with Worcestershire – adding Mitch Stanley, Marcus Harris and Paul Coughlin. Muhammad Abbas has the new ball from the Statham End.

Ajaz Patel makes his debut for Leicestershire today. The Foxes will have to crank up their match skills from their defeat by Sussex in the last round, to hold off Surrey at The Oval.

To Old Trafford, where the outfield is busy with slip catching practise and bowling run ins. Derbyshire have won the toss and have sent Lancashire in to have a bat.