YORKSHIRE’S Jack Leaning is targeting what would be a remarkable come from behind Roses victory against Lancashire at Emirates Old Trafford.

York ace Leaning, newly capped by the county before the ongoing Specsavers County Championship match, is confident the champions can overhaul Lancashire’s first-innings score of 494, which they posted before lunch during yesterday’s second day.

Yorkshire made a healthy start to their reply after lunch, reaching close at 136-2 from 62 overs thanks largely to 62 not out from Alex Lees.

Lees and captain Andrew Gale (36 not out) shared an unbroken 81 for the third wicket to advance from 55-2 on a largely good pitch which is expected to take turn later on.

Leaning, however, is confident Yorkshire have the firepower to up the run-rate from just over two runs per over and then prosper with the ball on day four.

"With the blokes we've got in our dressing room, there's no reason why we can't win the game,” said the 22-year-old, who contributed seven runs yesterday.

“There's every chance we can get a good, positive result out of the game.

“To be fair to them, they bowled well at us early doors. But Leesy and Galey fought back really well, and we're in a good position.”

This has been a topsy-turvy contest so far.

Lancashire, after winning the toss, were in a position of great health at 238-1 just after tea during Saturday’s opening day, with highly-rated teenaged opener Haseeb Hameed scoring 114.

But Jack Brooks picked up three of six wickets to fall for 61 after tea as they ended the day on 299-7.

Unfortunately for Yorkshire, things did not go to plan during the second morning as Jordan Clark hit 84 not out, Arron Lilley 45 and last man Kyle Jarvis 57 in counter-attacking fashion.

The hosts scored 195 runs inside 38 overs in the session, with Clark and Lilley sharing 87 inside the first 14 overs of play.

Yorkshire managed to claim a third bowling bonus point thanks to wickets in the 109th and 110th overs for Steve Patterson and Tim Bresnan.

But Clark and Jarvis, both with career best scores, set about a record-breaking stand of 107 inside 24 overs for the tenth wicket.

It was Lancashire’s best partnership for that wicket and one short of equalling the record for either side in this fixture. That came way back in 1903 between Yorkshire pair Lord Hawke and Lees Whitehead.

“Sometimes it happens,” was Leaning’s assessment of that passage of play.

Jarvis then trapped Adam Lyth lbw in the 13th over of Yorkshire’s reply before Leaning edged Tom Smith to slip in the 20th.

He would have hoped for a bigger score to celebrate the presentation of his cap, but it has been a weekend he will remember whatever the result.

Leaning, Azeem Rafiq and David Willey were all capped by Gale prior to the start of the match, and he added: “It's the proudest moment of my life, something I've dreamt about since I was a kid.

“To actually have that moment when you receive it and realise it's you that gets it, it's surreal. I will never forget that feeling. It was a complete surprise.

“We had a chat 10 minutes before we went out to nets, and it was properly emotional.”