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Alex Davies can’t often have batted for 90 minutes before hitting a boundary, but that wrinkle from a hard-fought morning session indicates the level of discipline demonstrated by the Warwickshire captain as he steered his team through to lunch. His unbeaten 75 has spread over 72 overs, and in Jacob Bethell he found a reliable ally to hold Lancashire at bay.
Lancashire’s seamers kept scoring opportunities to a minimum, and before long Nathan Lyon began another probing spell from the Anderson End, but a pitch that looked spicy yesterday appeared from a distance to be more placid in today’s brighter weather. As lunch approached, the batters lifted their sights.
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