Liam Livingstone returns to Lancashire Championship side after IPL bench time
The all-rounder will play his first County Championship match for Lancashire since 2021 after receiving an SOS call from the county. He credits his IPL bench time with sharpening his T20 Blast form.
Liam Livingstone's back in red-ball cricket. His first County Championship match for Lancashire since 2021 comes after an SOS call from the county, and he's bringing T20 sharpness back to the longer format.
The IPL bench time, rather than frustrating him, actually worked in his favour. Livingstone reckons the break gave him focus ahead of the red-ball return — and his T20 Blast form since then has backed that up.
Lancashire needed him for Championship cricket, and they knew where to find him. It's a practical solution for a county short on red-ball depth: call on an England all-rounder who's been keeping match-fit in franchise cricket, even if from the sidelines.
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