Left with no alternative, Middlesex's declaration can't quite be their saviour

PAUL EDWARDS AT TRENT BRIDGE: No doubt there were roars and celebrations in Canterbury yet the dominant memory for a few at Trent Bridge will be that of Middlesex's players, standing motionless and silent on the still sunlit field

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