ECB have raised salaries and introduced direct signings in a bid to attract bigger overseas names to the men's Hundred. Williamson announced this week, but info on the other seven teams here, including two interesting transfers and various IPL tie-ups www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2025...
Interviewed James Vince about his decision to indefinitely stop playing County Championship cricket. Less about PSL, more about his move to Dubai and subsequent non-resident status, following random attacks on his family home: www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2025...
Went to watch Jamie Smith net, and interviewed him and his mentor, Mark Stoneman, who finds himself in the usual position of being a former Test player looking for county, having been released by Middlesex. Has a wealth of experience in the game and life www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2025...
Interviewed New Zealand seamer Blair Tickner about his young family’s world being turned upside down during a stint with Derbyshire this summer www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2024...
Would need a FTA channel to be keen for that plan to work!
After two Tests of Jacob Bethell, think we’ve been asking the wrong question.
Not “why have England picked a bloke at 3 who has never batted in the top order for his county?” but “why has this bloke never batted in the top order for his county?”
Players are discussing collective action in response to the changes in ECB policy around franchise leagues, announced last week.
Possible action includes boycotting Hundred retentions and drafts; others strongly considering red-ball retirement to play PSL www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2024...
Adam Hollioake set to take over as Kent head coach, subject to agreeing terms. Surrey legend looks a great appointment; first head coach gig but an inspirational leader and tactician www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2024...
Stan Beamon shout is superb
A piece on the making of Brydon Carse, the son of a former Zimbabwean cricketer who grew up in South Africa, but became a proud son of the north-east after a formative spell at Burnmoor CC www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2024...
Personally think bashir has been noticeably better since stokes back as captain than the four games pope was in charge. Stokes just empowers him I think
Atkinson, Carse and Smith are huge ticks this year. Bashir to a lesser extent imo.
Brydon Carse averages 33.3 for Durham in first-class cricket. Having picked up his maiden five-fer, he averages 17.9 in Test cricket. Early days, but the perfect illustration of the different attributes required for fast bowlers in county and Test cricket.
Very good knock from Ollie Pope today. Doesn’t solve England’s issues or his, but a calmer, more composed reminder of his qualities www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2024...
A piece about Phillip Hughes’s death, 10 years on. Hard to believe its been a decade. www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2024...
Yashasvi Jaiswal is mad good. Four tons in 15 Tests and this one, 161, is the smallest of the four
Big England story in Queenstown. Stand in keeper Jordan Cox injured, out of his maiden tour. According to Nick, Ollie Robinson set for call up www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2024...
bang on. Archer’s had so long out that we can’t expect him to forego three IPLs chasing Test cricket, which may never happen anyway
Why Jofra Archer, after all, is in Sunday's IPL auction. In essence, England didn't want him to be banned for 2 more seasons (with all the $ lost in a short career), even if both parties were prepared for him to miss the 2025 IPL to prioritise Test cricket www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2024...
A proper hall of fame opening spell from Jasprit Bumrah, when his team most needed it
Enjoyed recording this talkSPORT mini-series on the future of cricket with Neil Manthorp and @willmacp.bsky.social recently
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8R-...
ECB's Beth Barrett-Wild spoke well this week about the new domestic women's structure. Made clear that Tier 1 counties must deliver exactly the same level programmes for women as men, and warned them not misuse funds ring-fenced for women www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2024...
Done a quick cricket media etc list on here of the people I’m aware of go.bsky.app/RbvmeuW
Latest on the Hundred sale here. London Spirit narrowed down to six options, including three IPL teams, a Chelsea consortium, Avram Glazer, and the owners of F1. Around 15 investors still in mix, speaking to 8 host venues www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2024...
Latest on the Hundred sale here. London Spirit narrowed down to six options, including three IPL teams, a Chelsea consortium, Avram Glazer, and the owners of F1. Around 15 investors still in mix, speaking to 8 host venues www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2024...
Hi! Here for the 🏏