David O'Brien

@Headonaswivel3 @henrymoeranBBC Get rid of Duckett too.

@henrymoeranBBC I'd go back to Sibley this summer. Much improved, will act as a perfect foil for Duckett. Has proven already with 2 hundreds at test level he can do it. As importanly faced 3,000 balls last year. Will only help middle order of Root, Brook & Smith.

100* for Dom Sibley from 281 balls. A real classic of the genre 👏

@YorkshireCCC Bairstow century incoming.

All to set to go here at Headingley. Jonny Bairstow leading Yorkshire out, but Fin Bean with the wicketkeeping gloves. yorkshireccc.com/news/live-york…

@hawkhampshire How is it possible that ad rates for darts are worth more than 100+ hours of test cricket between South Africa and England?

The fact that Sky are pumping £25m into their coverage of darts this December but aren't preparing to fund the broadcast of England's Test tour of South Africa tells you everything you need to know about the parlous state of bilateral cricket.

@WG_RumblePants He is the patron saint of several countries and was a great Christian martyr.

Today we celebrate Saint George — the Greek-speaking Roman soldier who was most likely born in Turkey and who allegedly made dragons extinct. Bit brutal. Anyway, on a lighter note, he was also once the patron saint of England’s natty touring blazers, so we gave him a special day each 23rd of April. Have a very happy Saint George’s Day 🌹🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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@Ben_Wisden where can one watch those First Class matches please?

Jayden Seales has claimed the first seven wickets to fall in an innings for Trinidad & Tobago against Leeward Islands, but looks set to be denied the chance to take 10 with the game halted due to a dangerous pitch. The last ball before the suspension is not for the faint-hearted

@matsimpson89 @Ben_Wisden @Cricket_Ali @jonnyh_efc exactly my question, he's pitched it up and it's bounced straight up.

@Ben_Wisden @Cricket_Ali @jonnyh_efc how the fuck has that got up to his head from there

@YorkshireCCC They gotta get Bairstow to give up the gloves when he comes back and move up the order, Sam Whiteman used to keep back in the day.

💬"It’s frustrating from the optimism of pre-season and how we finished last year. The work we’ve put in has just not transformed onto the pitch. With bat and ball we’re way, way short." Anthony McGrath on Yorkshire's defeat against Hampshire. yorkshireccc.com/news/we-were-w…

@willis_macp Sounds a bit like the last couple of years, Day 4 the easiest to bat.

Very good to see both James Rew and Jamie Smith batting No3, and doing well. Wonder if they end up in the same Test side sooner rather than later telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2026/0…

@downatfineleg 32 years old, way too old, not like that Jimmy Anderson fella.

Ollie Robinson has always been a good archetypal English seamer. But we shouldn’t go back to him. He’s 32, still the same person, lacks the intensity, professionalism and fitness of the top guys, & would only ever be a stopgap that doesn’t take the team forward. A big no from me.

@TH161_ @tds122 @joerob_96 That's right, one stumping cost them the Ashes.

@tds122 @joerob_96 Sample size and difficulty of chances important to metrics like this. You're just taking numbers as gospel. Foakes clearly a different league to Bairstow including standing up more. Bairstow cost England the ashes missing a very easy stumping after all.

Foakes glovework for England was far from perfect . Fan boys & girls choose to forget that . Was actually more taken with his batting , which was decent without quite being what teams strive for in Tests . But the second coming of Jack Russell behind the stumps was well wide of the mark . I'd look away from Surrey for England's Test keeper

@woods_pwoods @Athersmike He was batting middle order for the Lions I think.

@Athersmike Is opener his real position? Or a case of best opportunity of getting into the side. Rews / Bethell / Brook alongside Asa is exciting future

A chat with the impressive Asa Tribe one of a number of openers with plenty to play for in the early rounds of the Championship thetimes.com/sport/cricket/…

@ESPNcricinfo Is he ever fit to bowl?

After record buy Cameron Green didn't bowl in KKR's #IPL2026 opener, Cricket Australia said his timeline to return with the ball was clearly outlined to KKR ahead of the IPL 👉 srkl.in/6019B78m9z

@willis_macp It's much harder to do nothing.

Had a press conference this morning following the Ashes review. No sackings - ECB say it would have been “easier” to sack McCullum, and acknowledge the decision will not be *universally* popular. More here: telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2026/0…

@MccaghreyJames Kapil might come in after Kumar, just maybe.

Sangakkara at 7 as a Wk Always the easiest way to spot someone who doesn't know ball

@ESPNcricinfo Another one to not get dropped after a terrible couple of series.

Jamie Smith will look to address some technical deficiencies ahead of England's Test summer 🏏 espncricinfo.com/story/jamie-sm…

@GeorgeDobell1 Absolute joke. Next thing you know they'll say Zac Crawley will stay as opener!

A change of tone, compromises and learning lessons - why England are set to stick with Brendon McCullum and Rob Key | The Cricketer thecricketer.com/Topics/england…

@thebadearl @ESPNcricinfo Jacob Bethel, Zac Crawley... oh wait they never got any runs in the championship.

@ESPNcricinfo Not sure there’s many in this England team who have earned a place through weight of county runs. Happy to be shown I’m wrong.

Ollie Pope has acknowledged that his axing during the Ashes was the 'right decision', but he's got 7 Championship games with Surrey to reinstate his case for the upcoming summer 👉 srkl.in/6003BAANz7

@eamonnwarner @friendlynixk @danbrettig They have media rights deals worth billions of dollars, how much are they paying their CEO's if they're broke?

@friendlynixk @danbrettig When they've tried to sell the narrative of being poor to justify the BBL sale, if that falls through they have to do something to make the money they're apparently desperate for

Australian cricket will consider raising millions of dollars from wagering product fees to get closer to the levels of gambling revenue scooped up by the NRL and AFL, amid debate on whether to sell BBL clubs. theage.com.au/sport/cricket/…

@Cricket_TS @NeilManthorp @Harmy611 I called it, Rob Key stays, Baz stays, Stokes stays as captain, Zac Crawley, Jamie Smith stay...

What do you make of reports that Brendon McCullum is set to stay on as England Head Coach? 🤔 Get in touch with @NeilManthorp & @Harmy611 on the Following On Podcast 🏏 📧 cricket@talksport.co.uk ✖️ @Cricket_TS 📱 IG - talkSPORT_Cricket

@DannyDrinksWine I've always wondered why his penis was in that film.

Kevin Bacon's initial reaction while reading the script of "Wild Things" (1998) was, “the trashiest piece of crap I’ve ever read.” However, he found himself becoming more and more intrigued as its tale got progressively more twisted. He continued, “But every few pages, I kept discovering that it wasn’t what it seemed. Every few pages, there was another surprise.” (Kevin Bacon's interview to Entertainment Weekly, 1998)