"Don't tread on the dog"

Following a heavy downpour the umpires have abandoned play for the day.

ECB pitch inspector David Hughes has just popped into the press-box to confirm that he is perfectly happy with the pitch so is now toddling off home.

"Don't tread on the dog," was the former Lancashire all-rounder's cheery valediction as he passed said quadruped, the property of the man from the Times, which has been parked behind me, emitting sporadic "woof"s, throughout the day.