Can Leicestershire stint turn Weatherald into a man for all seasons? Australia opener hopes short-term county stint can set him up for an Ashes return in 2027

Jake Weatherald hopes his county stint with Leicestershire can set him up for an Ashes return in 2027

Don't despair. Good though we looked last week, it's not beyond us to mail one in. But, that said, Matt Critchley!

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Mine is holding up really well and still looking sharp, though no one is mistaking me for a cool kid.

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Surprise them with the ball that should swing but doesn't.

Scorecards are magic. I regret having binned mine in some move or other.

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Well well well. It's early days, only Cardiff UCCE, and we don't have a reason to change our first-choice batting line-up yet but if Smeed keeps this up he's going to be hard to ignore. Otherwise he might look for a loan move to get some County Championship cricket.

We beat an entire nation twice in one day. I might have to take to the streets here in a very obscure corner of the kingdom to let the Dutch people know this. 🙂

This is the first time something like this has really excited me. Proper butterflies. Aristotle writes that Empedocles claims a universal law against killing living creatures, & Cicero says he argues for the same legal standing for humans & animals. But their sources are lost. Will these be them?

Why Jayson Tatum isn’t thrilled about MSG return after ‘traumatic experience’ Jayson Tatum returns to Madison Square Garden for Thursday night’s Celtics-Knicks matchup — and he’s “not thrilled.”

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Absolutely. And there are ways to address this with something other than a sledgehammer.

Could have gone better. Excited to see Simon Fernandes' second innings. He has real potential, but a bit of a jam with Michael Pepper ahead of him. It's increasingly clear Jordan Cox won't need to handle the gloves again, pending a disaster or another 'Let's try this and see' moment from England.

I find this so much more annoying from Davey than the other leaders, because unlike the others, I just don’t think he, at any level, believes this stuff.

🔥 Two innings. Two centuries.

Will Smeed is in great form for Somerset 2ND XI!

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A long-time member until Clegg gave me reason not to renew, I have several times been close to rejoining, but the party keeps doing pandering for no good reason, and I really can't say what a LibDem government would look like. I used to be confident I knew.

The innings was a nail-biting joy to watch, too. Still not sure what that final single was all about.

The first round of County Championship matches served up an absolute thriller for my new independent Northamptonshire #cricket website The Steeler.

It was a joy to be able to write a long-form colour piece telling the story of George Bartlett’s heroic 95 not out to save the game vs Lancashire.

Hall of fame FT correction

It is for just this scenario that the position of Long Stop needs to be reclaimed!

Derbyshire Look To Claim First Win Of The Season • The Peakite • Derbyshire Cricket independent news Derbyshire are up against Lancashire for their first away trip of the 2026 County Championship Division Two campaign. Matthew Rhodes previews a fascinating contest.

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Solar panels on car parks would be a good idea, too.

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