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@antgib @SomersetWomen Pretty much a statement win. Be interested to see how they continue when the England players leave Anthony?

Great stuff again from @SomersetWomen . Unstoppable!

@AzeemRafiq30 He is still good enough but perhaps now we have to grow youngsters- Jimmy should be involved in helping them develop.

Get him back in the Test team seriously

@NickFriend1 It’s also that her partner in the partnership Heather Knight made a sublime 100 but also used her brain and common sense- she picked up her 1s/2s3s as well as putting bad balls away and gave Dani the strike. It’s why balanced partnerships are so important.

So good to see Dani Gibson having a massive month at No.6, a role that few in the country can play, and that England are desperate to see her flourish in: - 60 off 47 vs Lancs last Sunday - 77 oft 37 vs Surrey today

@melindafarrell It just needs common sense and all coaches to agree all will play it in the spirit it is meant. As a Glos fan I thought the decision not to allow Tom Bailey for Ajeet was wrong and a left armed allowed instead and now a WK rather than a spinner - confused!

Honestly, situations like this are not helping. Tom Hartley essentially deemed too experienced to replace Shetty because he’s played Test cricket. So Lancs have no frontline spinner for the rest of the match and end up with a keeper-batter. 🤷🏼‍♀️

@AnnieChave @SomersetWomen What a win it was Annie - dominated a star studied Surrey side. Brilliant 100 by Heather and she was the perfect foil for Dani in a match winning partnership. More should come and watch and the players so friendly.

That’s a HUGE win for @SomersetWomen as they beat Surrey by 136 runs!!!! Congratulations 🙌 🙌

@EdBevanCricket @Gloscricket We are just lulling the opposition into a false sense of security Edward😳

Sympathise with @Gloscricket who will lose yet another player next season when Ben Charlesworth joins Lancashire--this after up to 5/6 bowlers left this year for other counties.

@TheCricketerMag @huwzat It was brilliant to see him bowling for Lancs v Glos this week. Giving a whole lot back to his county and fans and showing how to properly be a role model. Signed everything for all - just a great cricketer and top man.

"It is tempting to wonder how he might have bowled for England if he had carried on. "But as it is, we can still savour his bowling for Lancashire. And it doesn't need to extend beyond that" | ✍️ @huwzat thecricketer.com/Topics/england…

@legsidelizzy Yep we were there but came home as pointless waiting

Lancashire need 14 to win so of course they have stopped for lunch.

@NickFriend1 @TheCricketerMag We lost 5 seam bowlers including the spearheads of our attack so bowling sides out will be difficult. But the batting isn’t firing from some good players and we have a long tail - worrying

Gloucestershire don't have a single point yet. The two they picked up with the ball (445-9, 605-5) were scrubbed off for a slow over rate. They haven't reached 220 with the bat. Two innings defeats so far. In Mark Alleyne's words, a "disastrous" start. thecricketer.com/Topics/county-…

@lancscricket Serious question - if TB not a direct replacement why wasn't Mitch Stanley, who was also in the squad put forward instead of Owen Sutton.

🗣️ Steven Croft has confirmed our request to replace Ajeet Singh Dale with Tom Bailey, following his injury, was denied due to Bailey not being deemed as a 'like-for-like' replacement. 🌹 #RedRoseTogether

@cameronponsonby Surely not having the best domestic players playing is both detrimental to the tournament and growing the sport. Paying customers want to see the best.

England women's bizarre workload management continues. NSB, Amy Jones, Alice Capsey, Sophia Dunkley and Danni Wyatt-Hodge all rested for Saturday's fixtures. Matches played in 2026: DWH: 2 Amy Jones: 1 Capsey: 1 Dunkley: 1 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

@NickFriend1 @melissagstory If they want to build the women’s game the top players need to be playing. The domestic game still in infancy - they wouldn’t miss a 💯 game so treat the ODC the same.

No England players available for tomorrow's round of women's One Day Cup fixtures. Don't quite understand how/why, after a winter of training camps and no competitive cricket, they're missing competitive cricket for... another training camp. thecricketer.com/Topics/england…

@willis_macp I agree in principle for a serious injury that takes a player out of the game but for not feeling well gone too far.

Already a bit of noise around the County Championship's substitutes rule. A good idea in principle, but needs to be massively tightened up if the trial is going to become a permanent change: telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2026/0…

@GeorgieHeath27 9th wicket Partnership between Sophie Luff and Lola Harris to pull off an astonishing win.

Women’s cricket season is well and truly underway 🥳 What was your favourite thing from day 1 of what is going to be a HUGE summer for women’s cricket in England? #metrobank #womenscricket #metrobankonedaycup

@AnnieChave @SomersetWomen It was but it’s so good to see a team playing to the situation to win a game - again shows what an amazing game ours is when respected.

@PhilBailey3 @SomersetWomen It was soooo tense!

A great bowling display by @SomersetWomen dismissing Yorkshire for 178 in 34 overs…and now to bat.

@lancscricket Good lad Ajeet - well liked at Glos.

First one in Lancashire colours - and many more to come. Ajeet Singh Dale gets his breakthrough 🔥 🌹 #RedRoseTogether

@Rogerhunt21 looks to be going well in the Euros. We have just come back from Den Bosch after 3 days of watching and meeting friends.

@Gloscricket Good luck Tom, you’ve been a great Glos man and a new post at international level a great way forward.

Tom Smith will leave Gloucestershire to become Assistant Coach with England Women. A quick rise into coaching after a brilliant playing career, now a new chapter on the international stage. 🤝 Tom will remain in role for the men’s trip to Middlesex, with his final day at the Club set to fall on the opening day of the home season against Durham at the Seat Unique Stadium on Friday 10 April. Read more ➡️ glos.cricket/4ch5py1

@legsidelizzy Very tough for us too - it’s now a 2 tier league.

@PhilBailey3 Please be nice to us. Tough season for the women’s ones

And so ends my 26th season for Barnes. A solid fifth position in the league.