Otago paceman Danru Ferns is poised to make his Middlesex debut in next week’s County Championship game at Gloucestershire and help keep the county’s other seam options fresh for the Metro Bank One-Day Cup final.

Tom Helm admits Middlesex squandered a great opportunity to keep the pressure on champions-elect Durham after collapsing either side of lunch on day two at Chester-le-Street.

We assess Middlesex's options for captain and ask how did they get into another fine mess.

Middlesex head coach Peter Fulton feels the pressure of competition from younger bowling rivals has helped to trigger Tom Helm’s renaissance as a key figure in their four-day line-up.

Seamer says his own purple patch is coinciding with team responding to a challenge long talked about