Evaluation – BBC Radio Newcastle’s Martin Emmerson
Storm Dave has left a mark within the North East with injury precipitated at The Riverside in Chester-le-Avenue.
A scaffolding platform, which was holding the location display on the Finchale Finish of the bottom, has blown down. It has broken fencing and is mendacity throughout a bit of seating. Scaffolders have been busy taking it aside.
Stadium employees say they are going to have the ability to put one thing in place to assist the batsmen. However the primary challenge now seems to be the pitch. Gusts of 70mph hit the bottom final evening and one of many wheeled covers is mendacity on its again within the East Stand. And which means there’s fairly a little bit of water on the monitor.
The umpires say play cannot resume till the pitch dries out. It appears to be like reasonably moist on the far finish. And that could be the explanation we have no play right here as we speak. It’s sunny although and breezy. In concept, it is a good drying day.
Followers at the moment are allowed in, nevertheless, there’s nothing to look at for the time being. It is a ready recreation.
