Yorkshire's Steve Patterson is the latest county captain to take over the PA news agency's lockdown chronicle.

Here, the White Rose skipper talks home schooling, Disney movies and supporting the NHS.

How do you see the 2020 season playing out?

"I'd love to play red ball, I'm sure a lot of our members would prefer to see that too, but financially the sport has got to take a short-term approach and bring as much money as we can in. If that means more white-ball stuff, so be it. We want full squads of players next year rather than cuts left, right and centre. If we can keep everyone in a job next year, that's a result."

Will it be a batsman's game with saliva on the ball banned

"I can't swing the ball anyway so it doesn't bother me, but we've got a few lads who are extremely good at that. So it's over to them to work that one out. We've still got a while before we see any cricket so we'll see what happens. If the hot weather comes back all the teams could be full of spinners anyway."

What is the best part of life in lockdown?

"The main positive is it has given us an opportunity to slow down the pace of our lives. I've got two young kids and at this time of year I usually see very little of them. To have had this time with my wife and kids has been really good. As long as we all stay healthy, we may look back and be grateful for this time."

How has your home schooling experience been?

"It's hard to look past Tim Bresnan. His banter is very....different. He'll put something on the group and it's a struggle to see what the joke is. The chat has gone pretty quiet though, we have a few quizzes at the start but everyone has got bored of the same old conversations. We need some cricket to talk about."