Winter Watch: Lancashire Men
Several members of Lancashire Men’s squad are playing cricket overseas this winter, featuring in club, franchise and international competitions around the world.
Two players are set to represent England on the international stage in November and December. Wicket-keeper Phil Salt and fast bowler Luke Wood have been called up to England’s squad for the IT20 leg of their white-ball tour to Australia and could both feature.
There are a number of Red Rose players who will be featuring in franchise cricket, including Wood and Salt. They will play alongside each other in the Abu Dhabi T10 for the Royal Desert Champions, and the ILT20, where they’ll represent the Dubai Capitals.
All-rounder Liam Livingstone will also play in those two competitions. He will represent Arabian Aces in the Abu Dhabi T10 before playing for Gulf Giants in the ILT20.
After that, Salt and Livingstone are two of the Lancashire representatives who will play in the SA20 in January. Opening batter Salt will play for Pretoria Capitals, with Livingstone set to pull on the Durban’s Super Giants (DSG) shirt.
He is joined in the DSG squad by Jos Buttler, but it is currently unclear as to whether he will be fit enough to make the start of the competition. Buttler is currently recovering from surgery and has missed the rest of the 2026 international white ball fixtures.
Jack Blatherwick is also set to play in the Italia T10 at the end of November, which will be his first taste of franchise cricket, after he was selected to play for Napoli Knights.
Mitch Stanley will travel with England Lions to South Africa in December for a training camp and two First-Class fixtures against South Africa A - with the tour running alongside the Test squad's three-match series.
Luke Hands and Joe Moores have once again been selected to represent England Under-19s. They will fly out to Sri Lanka for an initial training camp at the end of November, before the Young Lions travel to Pakistan to play three Youth ODIs and a Youth Test in December.
Lancashire also have a number of players in Australia playing club cricket. All-rounders Tom Hartley and Ben Walkden are playing for Airport West SC CC in Melbourne, with the latter skippering the club.
Keaton Jennings and Matty Hurst are also in Victoria. Opening batter Jennings is playing for Gisborne CC, alongside Second XI head coach Daniel Salpietro, and wicket-keeper Hurst is representing Northcote CC.
Arav Shetty is out in Sydney playing for Gordon CC, with Rocky Flintoff and Ben Charlesworth also Down Under for winter training.
The rest of the squad are preparing for the 2027 season at Emirates Old Trafford Cricket Ground with pre-season testing having started on Monday 9 November.
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