AFTER their thrashing by Warwickshire yesterday, Durham face a run of oneday games before a crucial relegation clash against Lancashire at Old Trafford, starting on August 15.

Had Lancashire not lost by one wicket to Nottinghamshire at Liverpool, Durham would have slipped below them into next to the bottom place.

They took only their two bowling bonus points from the innings and 188- run defeat by a team who hadn’t won at Chester-le- Street since 1997.

Coach Jon Lewis said: “Last week we showed guts and determination to earn a draw after following on at Headingley, but our character has probably been papering over the cracks.

“This is a kick up the behind and we need to see a reaction. I’d rather have another championship game quickly, but Paul Collingwood feels we need time to reflect, then we want a reaction.

“Warwickshire’s bowlers were really disciplined.

If you keep batsmen under pressure here you get wickets, but we didn’t do that on the first day.

“We came into the game hoping a win would take us up towards the top, now we are looking at the other end of the table and our next game at Old Trafford will be a crucial one.”

It was not a good day for one-day captain Mark Stoneman, who received a penalty under the ECB’s discipline code for showing dissent when given out lbw on 86 to Yorkshire’s part-time off-spinner Adam Lyth at Headingley. He was reported by umpires Richard Illingworth and Richard Kettleborough.

The three penalty points will remain on Stoneman’s record for two years.

He claimed afterwards he had edged the ball, but he got much clearer edges against Warwickshire, being caught behind and at third slip for five and nought.

He will be in charge for Friday’s Twenty20 match at Leicester, then Durham have a 50-over game at home to Sri Lanka A on Sunday, when Lewis said several players will be rested.

“We need to keep Graham Onions bowling,”

he said. “But it’s not just about him, we also have to consider whether he fits into our one-day plans.”