Lancashire must add 41 runs without losing three wickets in the first 14 overs off play to have any chance of evading relegation.

The Red Rose are in the relegation places going into the final round of fixtures and must beat Middlesex convincingly in order to escape the drop.

Relegation threatened Lancashire are second bottom of the division with only two fixtures remaining, while the teams surrounding them all hold a game in hand.

Medium-fast bowler Hogg was forced to announce his retirement this morning due to a severe back injury.

Lancashire wicketkeeper Jos Buttler has been called up to the England squad to replace the injured Matt Prior for the third Test against India.

Hale Barns Cricket Club are encouraging the community to come out in full force on Sunday July 20 to get a taste of the action down at the club for the ECB Club Open Days scheme, which promotes the growth of grassroots cricket.

Lancashire will be without strike bowler Jimmy Anderson and wicket-keeper Jos Buttler as they travel to Scotland for England’s first international game of the summer

Jimmy Anderson, 31, pens contract extension until 2015

New Zealand bowler heads north after T20 wash-out

Interviews include Mike Gatting and ex-Lancashire Graeme Fowler