Lancashire choose to bat
Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Lancashire have won the toss and will bat on a slightly cloudly morning.
Warwickshire are without Woakes who will play for England Lions this week. Miller comes in.
Bears: Westwood, Maddy, Bell, Trott, Troughton, Ambrose, Clarke, Carter, I.Tahir, Miller, Rankin.
Lancashire will begin the game without Anderson but he is expected to join the match on Wednesday on his return, ash cloud permitting, from the Caribbean.
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Brian Halford - Brian Halford’s look at Edgbaston.
Good morning Brian.
How can Anderson join the match half way through?
Hi John - an agreement exists between England and the counties by which one player can replace another during a championship match as long as both are specified pre-match, in this case Jimmy Anderson and Luke Procter.
It's a strange rule, arguably bizarre that a team can change halfway through a match, but it does at least allow top players to represent their counties that little bit more.
Thanks Brian, I wasn't aware of this rule. Is that why Lancs batted first to give Anderson more bowling time or is that too cynical?
Not cynical at all John - spot on. It would have been a very good toss for Warwickshire to win.