Wisden editor, Daily Mail cricket correspondent, Northamptonshire loyalist. Previous account hacked, so starting afresh.
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🏏 With a year to go until the World Cup, where do 🏴 stand?
🚪Who opens with Duckett?
6️⃣/7️⃣ What are the best roles for Curran and Jacks?
😵💫 Rashid apart, who are the spinners?
💨 And the fast-bowling hierarchy?
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A smart signing by Lancashire. Another loss for Sussex.
We're delighted to announce the appointment of Paul Farbrace as Lancashire Cricket’s new Director of Cricket, joining from Sussex to oversee both men’s and women’s cricket at the Club.
Welcome to Lancashire, Paul! 🤝
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🌹 #RedRoseTogether
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Always fun to chat with Bryan Waddle
iheart.com/podcast/1049-on-t… The White Ferns and Black Caps name their white-ball squads for upcoming series'. We’re joined by Wisden editor Lawrence Booth to reflect on England’s test summer. And, 'Paddles' (Sir Richard) directs a well-aimed bouncer at the NZC board.
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Shai Hope’s 21st ODI century. Still can’t understand why he hasn’t cracked Test cricket.
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🏏 Caught up with ECB chair Richard Thompson after ‘rollercoaster’ summer🏴 are through worst of it after ‘unacceptable’ behaviour
⚾️ White-ball form vindicates decision to keep McCullum
💯 County game more secure than ever because of the Hundred
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🏏 KP’s ‘wonderful’ fortnight with 🏴
🔗 How he connected with Harry Brook
🏌️Why he realised he was previously wrong about McCullum’s approach
🎤 His voicenotes to the coach
🗣️ And his four-word mantra
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Mason Crane is recalled by England for the 50-over tri-series in Pakistan, and there are also places in the 16-man squad for James Coles and Henry Crocombe. Full story here: dailymail.com/sport/cricket/…
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Lawrence Booth retweeted
🚨: Yorkshire to face no further action following ECB pitch consultant Andy Mackay's investigation into the surface used in recent victory over Somerset. Mackay was summoned to Headingley by concerned umpires. #countycricket
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This is all quite messy, but essentially Leicestershire’s penalty has dropped from 27 points to 19 - and they still intend to appeal the 19. A reminder that a successful appeal would lift them out of the relegation zone and above Essex.
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England win a nailbiter at The Oval by 223 runs, and take the ODI series against Sri Lanka 2-1.
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Tom Abell completes his triple-hundred for Somerset v Surrey - too late, alas, for the title
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Lawrence Booth retweeted
🧸Warwickshire’s 9th title win
🪟The windows of opportunity
🏴Ex England star’s future plans
🏃The fittest man in county cricket
🗻”Feels like the pinnacle”
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Lawrence Booth retweeted
The secrets of Warwickshire's County Championship triumph: How a 'workhorse' newcomer, an Indian spin sensation and a dramatic bowling SOS fired Chris Woakes & Co to glory trib.al/bk2arfY
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Lawrence Booth retweeted
England have called up Dan Lawrence for Sunday's deciding ODI against Sri Lanka. Jos Buttler ruled out with hamstring injury. Jordan Cox in line to replace him in the XI and keep.
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A nice touch here at Lord’s, as members of Northamptonshire’s 1976 Gillette Cup-winning team, pose for pics: Geoff Cook, Roy Virgin, Mushtaq Mohammad, Peter Willey and George Sharp.
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Northamptonshire opener Ricardo Vasconcelos finishes the season with 1,159 runs - more than anyone in Division Two - at 48, with six hundreds. Never looked better.
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Lots of well wishers in touch over the past 24 hours, first to let me know Northamptonshire were collapsing at Lord’s (I know: I was there), now to suggest Man City will soon be playing in the Shetland Islands League Two. Never knew I had so many friends!
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One of those both-things-are-true evenings: brilliant fightback by Sri Lanka’s bowlers, a cock-up by England, even taking Buttler’s injury into account
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