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What's gone wrong at Lancashire?

Lancashire cricket club enters its final fixture of the 2026 campaign facing the realistic threat of a historic last-place finish in Division Two, having suffered eight defeats across their previous ten red-ball outings. Following managerial changes that saw Dale Benkenstein depart midway through the previous season and Steven Croft eventually take the reins permanently, the team endured a sharp decline after early injuries to Luke Wells and Ajeet Singh Dale derailed an optimistic start led by James Anderson and Marcus Harris.