Middlesex still in the doldrums

Middlesex are struggling to regain their form ahead of Saturday's Twenty20 showdown at the Rose Bowl.

Supporters may have withdrawn a motion of no confidence in the club's committee but they could do with their spirits being lifted again after a mini-slump has seen the team drop out of the County Championship promotion places and begin the Pro40 League with a heavy defeat by Durham.

Middlesex play either Durham or Glamorgan at the Rose Bowl, with the winners meeting Kent or Essex later the same day. Before that they face Worcestershire at Lord's, with coach Toby Radford urging his team "to get back on track" after a poor week.

But they made another bad start today, losing the wickets of Nick Compton, Owais Shah, Dawid Malan and Eoin Morgan during the morning session.