Joe Foster

Lovely stuff: Czech FA video with childhood footage and pics of members of broader 🇨🇿 squad for World Cup, including recollections of their parents 🥲

@TomWaitsjycu @The_Grumbler Top quality all rounders will still get picked. I like the example for 12th/13th, at the ground. 1st/2nd Innings is a tough debate.

@The_Grumbler Problem with that approach is it leans toward benching all rounders to cover lots of things. I'd just get rid it's distracting

Have a bowler and a batter as 12/13th men. On the ground at all times. Pick from them. That is it. No difference to football subs back in the day and much better than cricket ever had. Go simple first then evolve. This is too complex too early.

@RedbackJim An elite Essex top there.

County season in full swing Hopefully a good season ahead

@moedktw @BdJcricket I just meant if they were already using that software at the time. I think its a new-ish thing for them.

@jooefoster @BdJcricket the ghost matches is related to any scoring system france24.com/en/sport/20240…

The ICC site is still listing the ongoing T20 between Norway and a French side as an official T20I, though it's far from clear that it is. In fact it's not clear that France Cricket are currently even permitted to field a national side.

@BdJcricket Is it their first year using it? Or were the ghost matches also CH? Norway have used it before internationally for CE Cup 25 and other tournaments.

@jooefoster They do use it domestically. Unlike Norway.

@BdJcricket Then someone would have to make an account and upload all the information to their system and if that person isn't tech savvy you get this (no logo) and bad names etc. Or it's this and all the ICC stuff you mention.

@BdJcricket I think the France XI is part of the uploads to CricHeroes rather than anything else. It is a terrible system for registering players and keeping tabs on them(especially when not at domestic level). If French Cricket don't use CricHeroes domestically...

A relentless display of opening bowling from our group today! 👏 🦅 #FlyLikeAnEagle

@RedbackJim @CardPurchaser @JunkWaxHeroes According to the 92 Olympics roster and shirts, #9 was Jordan.

@CardPurchaser @JunkWaxHeroes whose NBA jersey is he wearing at the end……..

@119off61 @Hmmm_er @BoriaMajumdar @RevSportzGlobal Anyone can yes, but it takes time and effort to check it. People can use other's data, but usually you just reference them and say thanks or look at this, here's what I can add to it....

@Hmmm_er @BoriaMajumdar @RevSportzGlobal Ajinkya rahane mentioned about his strike rate in press conference, his strike rate boomed post 2023 So the obvious stat in question is his strike rate since 2023 which anyone can check? Just because erika mentioned it first doesn’t make her the owner

Why does she keep on begging for credit for stats? As if stats belongs to her just cause she went to cricinfo first

@PeterDellaPenna Thought the same, live was about to comment not good, then the side on shows his own fault IMO.

On the live camera shot, I thought this was naughty by Miraz. But seeing the side on replay, it was actually Salman Agha with the brain fade. You can't be reaching to pick up the ball when you're that far out of the non-striker's crease and then cry spirit of cricket.

@voigthill Well in their current form they might just make the semis and can enjoy it a little bit more. 😊. USA got lucky not winning their group to play Canada.

@jooefoster Oh yeah, what little I've seen about WBC qualification criteria has been laughable, just enjoying the whimsical buy-in to stereotype

Italy at the cricket: We have a guy called Jon-Jon Smuts who has literally never been to the country Italy at the baseball:

Taking it in for one final time on the #WorldBaseballClassic stage 🥹 Take a bow, Ondrej Satoria. You made Czech Republic proud 👏

A strike 'em out, throw 'em out double play for Team Czechia! 😮 #WorldBaseballClassic

Losing Nakobe Dean hurts. But I get it.

@WBCBaseball Love Vlady's reaction to the second one. Don't like Machado as a Padre. Love WBC to make me appreciate his play more.

No, this is not a replay 😮 Manny Machado did this TWICE IN A ROW!

@uN2pbOelPB1584 @WBCBaseball From GB supporting 🇨🇿

@WBCBaseball A question for all baseball fans! Is there anyone who supports a different country than their own? For example, an American who supports Australia, a Canadian who supports Italy, or a Mexican who supports the Columbia?

Terrin Vavra pulls Team Czechia right back into this game with a 3-run homer! #WorldBaseballClassic

@timwig @ErikaMorris79 I haven't read the full piece either, but these 4 points might help with explaining some of the content. I feel the headline leads witnesses a lot.

⏺️Preseeding the Super Eight groups ⏺️Fixing the draw so India meet Pakistan ⏺️Not playing the last group games simultaneously ⏺️India's semi-final venue being predecided The ICC talk about 'sporting integrity'. It is completely lacking in the World Cup telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2026/0…

This might be the best thing you watch all day. 👏 🎥 @djtonyperry