The County Championship’s damage alternative guidelines had been questioned once more as Lancashire’s request to exchange seamer Ajeet Singh Dale with Tom Bailey was denied.
Singh Dale was bowling his second over of the day in opposition to Gloucestershire, his former membership, when he pulled up with a hamstring damage.
Lancashire head coach Steven Croft stated they requested for Bailey, additionally a right-arm quick bowler and who was already within the matchday squad, to play in his place however this was turned down on the premise of Bailey’s superior expertise.
Ollie Sutton, an all-rounder who bowls left-arm seam, has been referred to as up from Lancashire’s second staff as an alternative.
“In our eyes, Tom is deemed to be a like-for-like alternative,” Croft instructed BBC Radio Lancashire.
“It is not like somebody is coming in and bowling 10mph faster. As an alternative, we have needed to name up a left-arm seaming all-rounder and that does not sit proper with us actually.
“I do not know the way it’s come to that conclusion however we have got to crack on with it.
“I feel it was based mostly on stats and expertise, however none of that was stipulated to us when the rules got here out.”
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has declined to remark.
