EXCLUSIVE Inside the turmoil at Lancashire - what's gone wrong, who's to blame and how they fix it, reveals DAVID 'BUMBLE' LLOYD
It has been a tumultuous season so far for my club Lancashire.
Last week, we were branded the worst team in England after going bottom of Division Two of the County Championship - and there was a reaction.
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