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@huwzat @barneyronay Plus PIF, Abramovich, Usmanov and Moshiri.

@barneyronay Outrageous. Hicks and Gillett, and the Glazers, came along to see what football was all about too

These are the people the ECB wants to sell its Hundred franchises to 😂 , ie those who expressly don’t know or care about cricket. At what point did it become ok to admit this kind of thing out loud? For all its faults football, for example, still has a degree of self-respect

@chronsport @WheresTommyV any news on when Pearson is back?

"We've got guys who are desperate to come in and contribute." Phil Dowson discusses squad rotation, big games and travelling to Twickenham to face Harlequins tinyurl.com/4xfkjhuc

@henrywinter @thetimes @TimesSport @SportSJA @WeAreTheFSA Sign him up @TheAthletic

Some personal news: I’m leaving @thetimes @TimesSport⁩. Been made redundant. I’ve loved my eight years there, great people, I thank them for the platform and I leave as current @SportSJA and @WeAreTheFSA Football Journalist of the Year 👍

@MarkOgden_ #clickbait

Ten Hag has been protected by the Glazers studying Man Utd share price rather than results this season, so not a great week for his new bosses to be getting ready to arrive at Old Trafford. Not just Bayern and Liverpool to worry about in the days ahead

#THEATRE #REVIEW Bonfire @crucibletheatre "completely engaging and enjoyable" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ thereviewshub.com/bonfire-tanya-… #Sheffield

@barneyronay Worked out ok, stick to football #clickbait

Broad is great. But why not retire at the end of the series, rather than making a very important day into a series of tearful montages all about him? England looked tired and distracted. But still expect them to win. theguardian.com/sport/blog/202…

They will say they've played *this* way since the start of last summer, but that's bollocks and should be treated as such #Ashes

@WheresTommyV Time for a new defence coach?

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Lots of fair criticism about Sports Personality of the year but surely nobody can disagree with these two winning #BBCSPOTY #SPOTY #MND bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-p…

@willis_macp @barneyronay

For all the talk about Ben Stokes’ place in this England side, there is no cricketer in the world I’d rather have in that situation in a knockout game Throw in bowling and fielding and he’s been good value this World Cup. Importance will grow if Malan is out of the tournament

Some of the @yahoobusiness team rehydrating after a great @RoyalParksHalf

@the_topspin Their cricket coverage has gone massively downhill.

An interesting characterisation of Test-cricket fans in a Guardian leader this morning: "middle-aged accountants and retired colonels".

@Carra23 @samuelwroby take note mate

The #Haaland banter compilations will be everywhere this week after that miss, just like #Nunez last week. From 🤡 who have never kicked a ball in their life 🤷‍♂️

@huwzat I'd love to see more cricket on terrestrial TV but do the BBC actually want it? I thought a lot of the broadcasters were wary due to the nature of a 5 day game with no guaranteed end time (hence the preference for t20/the hundred with a 3/4 hour set window etc)

Sky/ECB confirm new deal 2025-28. While Sky are superb broadcasters, and it's inconceivable that they wouldn't be involved, no confirmation yet of BBC's involvement. One live Test a summer? So outrageous. Strange that this deal would be made without new chair/chief exec in place

@stephanshemilt @willis_macp @tjaldred If Marty Lear had stayed clear of injuries I think he would have been the one to watch

@willis_macp @tjaldred Very excited to find someone else that read the Glory Gardens books. Hooker Knight was an England captain in the making.

Moeen Ali writing a children's book in collaboration with @tjaldred is such a good idea. No doubt it'll be class. Glory Gardens 2.0?

Steve Kerr on today's tragic shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

@Simonfesta It's always summer somewhere: A matter of life and cricket by Felix White

Any good book recommendations anyone? Fiction and non fiction but not motivational/self help/ management. Thanks 🙏

@brydoncoverdale 👌🏻

Shane Warne was first to 700 Test wickets, an unfathomable milestone. But judging Warne on stats is like counting how many words Shakespeare wrote. It misses the point. He redefined his art. He made legspin cool. He changed the game. The most influential cricketer of my lifetime.

@WheresTommyV @nrfc_saints Why are they so against playing Grayson at 10?

@nrfc_saints I’m not averse to Furbank at 10 but moving Hutchinson, who has been doing well at centre, to full-back is something I’m really not sure about. Obviously the coaches know more than me and hopefully it works out but it seems an interesting call. Biggar and Freeman are big misses.

Rory Hutchinson gets the nod at 15 this weekend as George Furbank stays at 10. Big test for two young props. Sale without Manu Tuilagi while Faf de Klerk is only on the bench, but that is still a very strong Sharks team.

@barneyronay What a negative take.

Reassuring to know that taking regular trips to Perth to work on your batting, while no doubt really fun, doesn’t actually teach you much