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WATCH: Sky Sports News' David Fulton slides across wet covers at Old Trafford

Fults keeps himself amused with Lancs-Essex abandoned for day

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Watch Sky Sports reporter David Fulton make the most of the wet conditions at Old Trafford!

Sky Sports News' David Fulton took advantage of the wet weather at Old Trafford - by skidding across the covers in his suit!

Title-chasing Lancashire and Essex were frustrated by the rain on day one of their Specsavers County Championship clash in Manchester with play abandoned at around 1pm without a ball being bowled.

But that didn't stop Fulton from enjoying himself, with the former Kent batsman signing off his report by launching himself across the sodden covers following a lengthy run-up.

Watch the moment in the video at the top of the page!

Old Trafford - David Fulton - Splash
Image: Fults hands back to the studio from Old Trafford!

Fulton will be at Old Trafford all week for the crunch Championship clash, with Essex leading Lancashire by 36 points at the top of Division One.

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Essex, promoted from Division Two at the end of the 2016 campaign, last won the County Championship in 1992, while Lancashire are aiming for a first four-day title since 2011.

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