ECB to Review Injury Replacements Rule After Fresh Round of Criticism

County Championship: Injury replacements questioned again as Lancashire have request denied

The County Championship’s injury replacement rules were questioned again as Lancashire’s request to replace seamer Ajeet Singh Dale with Tom Bailey was denied. Singh Dale was bowling his second over of the day against Gloucestershire, his former club, when he pulled up with a hamstring injury. Lancashire head coach Steven Croft said they asked for Bailey, also a right-arm fast bowler and who was already in the matchday squad, to play in his plac…

ECB to review injury replacements rule after fresh round of criticism

Lancashire baffled after Tom Bailey turned down as like-for-like replacement for Ajeet Singh Dale