In recent days in England, the temperature has reached a daytime high exceeding 30 C. Unfortunately, there has been little professional cricket for me to watch nearby. This is a result of the current organization of the cricket calendar. Although the domestic T20 competition, The Blast, is underway, there is an interlude in the four-day county championship and the England’s women’s team has completed a three-match T20 series against New Zealand. In this hiatus, heat of a different kind has been generated within Lancashire County Cricket Club.