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Not sure how much rough there was as Briggs barely beat the bat or looked like he was going to take a wicket and this must be a worry going forward. At 93-4 you are in charge but it just drifted and with 150 to win I did wonder if we would ever get another wicket. We did, just the one. A major disappointment but I did wonder why we declared yesterday with just 4 overs to bowl and Norwell could have put another 20-25 runs together because unless you take a wicket in 4 overs, it's a bit wasted. We would still have had a 2nd new ball anyway and 350-360 in 92-96 overs might have been easier for us. A bit like the 2017 Headingley Test when all the journo's were saying about Root, "don't declare the pitch is too good, make them chase a bigger run rate and they'll have more of a chance to lose wickets.." and West Indies won easily. This pitch was a great batting strip and so Lancs didn't have to score quickly. I hate watching a game that goes the distance but losing it at the end after an entertaining first 3 days.

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Captain has to take that loss on the chin.

The way the game unfolded and the cavalier approach we took at the close of Day 3 declaring with 100 overs left to bowl suggests to me that the players/management already know there is no relegation this season to give up 8 points in so cavalier a fashion. Hindsight a wonderful thing and fair play for being ballsy but it's 8 points down the swanny cos we didn't bat till close

Potentially as big a result for Lancs this is as our double over Notts was to us last season. Fair play to them and I hope it carries them towards a title tilt