Scotland put faith in weather

Scotland are hoping that the weather will help them cause an upset in the third round of the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy at Grange today.

The Scots face the County Championship leaders Surrey, and the Scottish Cricket Union chief executive Gwynne Jones said: "The conditions will be difficult, certainly very different to what Surrey are used to. Hopefully we can get a few early wickets and put the pressure on them."

Elsewhere, Paul Franks makes a return to the Nottinghamshire squad to meet Ireland at Clontarf after almost a year on the sidelines with a serious knee injury.

Yorkshire have made changes to their side due to play Devon at Exmouth, due to the absence of several internationals. Ryan Sidebottom, Tim Bresnan and Gary Fellows have all been recalled.