Tristan Lavalette

Most ppl here follow me for cricket reporting and/or bad WCE takes. But for the last 4 yrs, I’ve travelled around the world following 3-on-3 basketball. So I wrote a book via @PitchPublishing on how this quirky game became an Olympic sport. Check it out amazon.com/Basketball-2-0…

Steve Smith will return to Washington Freedom. He is expected to be available for the entire MLC season. Australia set for a youthful squad for June's T20I series in Bangladesh. Mitch Owen & Jack Edwards set to miss start of MLC, with Bangladesh likely cricketfj.com/p/exclusive-st…

BEST #CRICKET STORIES & NEWS: Sengupta/@ShayanAcharya with Lalit Modi. @atifazam42 on Tamim, good first steps for the BCB, Gopinath passes away, Ugra on Shastri, @whycricketwhy on Edulji, & @trislavalette has WTC updates. All stories at bestofcricket.substack.com/p/roundup-what…

An expanded 12-team WTC - featuring Zimbabwe, Ireland & Afghanistan - could be approved this month, with support still strong. The LA Olympic qualification process - based on regional rankings - all but assured, with USA set to receive automatic spots cricketfj.com/p/exclusive-su…

TOP #CRICKET NEWS: BAN have turned over the BCB, AUS-W contracts, @trislavalette on the T20 Africa Cup, @ind_bos on Puma x RCB, & Yadav on the IPL's quick commerce boost. All stories at bestofcricket.substack.com/p/roundup-the-…

A 6-team T20 Africa Cup - featuring South Africa and Zimbabwe - is in the works. As a soft launch, a T20 tri-series between South Africa, Zimbabwe & Namibia is set for August in Namibia. Plus an update on the proposed Afro-Asia Cup reboot cricketfj.com/p/exclusive-ne…

A T20 Africa Cup launching highlights the missed opportunity of England opposing a European equivalent. England have historically been behind the curve again and again on globalising the game, hampering cricket's growth. This feels like yet another example

The BCCI have just officially announced this - 3 T20Is in Harare from July 23-26. A financial windfall ahead for Zimbabwe, who will also host Australia for 3 ODIs in September. And Zim are also set to be part of an expanded 12-team WTC in the next cycle

India are set to tour Zimbabwe for 3 T20Is, possibly in late July. A bumper home season looms for Zimbabwe, who will host Australia for 3 ODIs in September. Zimbabwe hope to play Tests vs Australia, India & England in the next WTC cycle from 2027-29 cricketfj.com/p/cricket-powe…

THE #CRICKET ROUNDUP: @ajarrodkimber/@afidelf/@the_kk/@vijaymirror/@venkatatweets on IND, @AlMuthu on NZ, @jhayash has a WC XI, @TelfordVice on the BTS, @mrinaaal/@trislavalette/@vinayakkm on AUS-IND Test, & @zofeen28 on PAK's girls. All stories at bestofcricket.substack.com/p/roundup-indi…

THE #CRICKET ROUNDUP: @dedpitchsociety/@the_kk/@afidelf on IND, Gollapudi/@MattyHenry19/@NHoultCricket on ENG, @trislavalette on IND-W, @whycricketwhy on swing, @JollyLauz18 on Healy, & @Joe_Nuttall9 on Hurst. All stories at bestofcricket.substack.com/p/roundup-the-…

Now complete with waterslides, pool and public cafe, the revamped WACA ground is starting a new era. It ends a rocky road for the ground dating back to the mid-2000s. But it remains unknown whether men's Test cricket will again be played at the WACA espncricinfo.com/story/water-sl…

@d__mac77 Yep next to the scoreboard. Re Optus - think the corporate opportunities there are quite lucrative so might be difficult for men’s internationals to be played at WACA again. But we’ll see

@trislavalette Great article Tristan!! Whereabouts would the 5,000 extra seats go? Next to the scoreboard like when the Scorchers played there? I wonder what the minimum attendance is that makes playing at Optus Stadium viable?

THE #CRICKET ROUNDUP: @Gokul_CB on Curran, @timwig on Ahmed, @MattyHenry19 on ENG, @Danny61000 on PAK, @Alex_Malcolm on AUS, Dewaraja on SL's infra, @GedeRoshan on Healy, @andymcg_cricket on Hamilton, & @trislavalette on WACA. All stories at bestofcricket.substack.com/p/roundup-the-…

Perth Scorchers set to compete in Guyana's Global Super League in July with Simon Katich deputising as head coach. ILT20 champions Desert Vipers also heading to GSL along with hosts Guyana Amazon Warriors. Story @ESPNcricinfo with @alex_malcolm espncricinfo.com/story/simon-ka…

WEDNESDAY! @MarkDuffield1 from 9am to be joined by: >Craig O'Donoghue @TheWestSport >@trislavalette @ESPNcricinfo >@DylanBolch @FOXFOOTY Duff's looking for your 3 WCE & Freo players to go GANGBUSTERS in 2026. Call 13 12 55 Text 0487 736 736 sen.lu/listenlive

One of the great Sheffield Shield performances from Gabe Bell @trislavalette watched at the WACA espncricinfo.com/series/sheffie… #SheffieldShield