RELUCTANT vice-captain Sam Robson admits he has been swept up in the excitement of the new County Championship season as he prepares to lead out Middlesex against Northamptonshire today

By Josh Richards

Honour: Sam Robson will captain Middlesex today in the absence of Dawid Malan
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Probable TEAMS
MIDDLESEX:Robson (c), Holden, Compton, Stirling, Franklin, Rayner, Simpson, Roland-Jones, Murtagh, Helm, Finn
NORTHANTS:Newton, Proctor, Wakely (c), Levi, Keogh, Cobb, Murphy, Bracewell, Kerrigan, Gleeson, Sanderson

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