# County Cricketer S5 Ep9 A George Dobell lament

An episode of [Following On: talkSPORT's cricket show](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1101136985), 27 May 2026, 59 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/cricketweekpodcast/e/6a15e37fc92816b544db766f/media.mp3

Why is George so pessimistic about the future of red ball cricket? Is there anything the non-Hundred hosting counties can do to survive? How big a mess is the Blast schedule and what can be done about that? Is 7000 at Lord's for the derby a worrying sign of things to come? Why have England gone in with two openers who bat at three and a number three who hasn't played and who might be injured anyway? Who did Harmy's son face in the nets this week? And don't forget ROTA WATCH! Instagram: @talkSPORT_cricket Twitter: @cricket_ts @fulhamjon @harmy611 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@talkSPORTCricket Email: cricket@talksport.co.uk Hosts: Jon Norman, Steve Harmison, George Dobell & Nick Friend Exec Producer: Jon Norman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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