Tom breaks the news to Lynda that Henry can’t play cricket today. He’s struggling with the fact that the Borchester Fourths player he accidentally injured last week has two broken fingers. Adam too is unavailable. Lynda appeals to Adam – they currently don’t have a full team. But Adam’s busy at Home Farm and can’t be moved. With Chris out for six Lynda’s in despair, until she spots Adam, who’s relented and turns up to play after all. Lynda’s cheered; she loves this team. Tom promises if Adam can score fifty he’ll get him released to work at Home Farm again tomorrow. However despite a decent fight, Ambridge still lose.
Rex has Lawrence in his taxi, who introduces himself before engaging Rex in cricket conversation. Rex admits he misses playing. Lawrence offers to pay him to play for Roserran-in-the-Vale. This is something they could offer that Ambridge doesn’t, isn’t it? Rex declines to comment. Later Lawrence taunts Lynda, alluding to the interesting conversation he’s had with Rex. He asks unnerved Lynda why she didn’t just offer Rex a fee to keep him. Lynda brushes him off and turns her attention back to the match at hand. Undeterred, Lawrence commiserates with her over Ambridge’s loss. Lynda asserts the team are in it for the love of the game. When he questions her coldness, she calls him out for his recent treatment of Chelsea. He dismisses it all as snowflakery. Even when Lynda declares she’s contacting Borsetshire Golf Association Lawrence insists he just doesn’t understand. And that, retorts Lynda, is the problem.