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🏏 In the last couple of months, Jofra Archer has gone for his (two) most expensive T20I figures, his most expensive ODI figures and now the most expensive figures in the history of the IPL. So what's going on - and should England be worried? www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricke...

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I have a film I was irrationally MADE to watch. As a young child, I had to go with my Grandma to see the Sound of Music so my Dad could watch the 1966 World Cup final in peace. I've hated the film ever since. Anyway, it backfired as there was extra time and he missed it because he had to pick us up.

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It certainly is not only Brexit, but this chart really shows that leaving the EU does not exactly help in reducing bureaucracy and the number of civil servants a country needs:

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Post a fictional character who you think would be an antivaxxer. Hard mode: No villains.

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There are 6 shortlisted books for The Cricket Society/MCCOfficial 2025 Book of the Year award which takes place at Lords on 14th April. The Cricket Society is again delighted to be partnering with the MCC for this event, which has run since 1970. www.lords.org/lords/news-s... for more details.

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Translation: London Spirit unsure whether to use MCC colours because deep down they know they are a bit shit.

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The full judgment on Grant Bradburn discrimination case. What he said and how it was viewed. Glamorgan CCC sacked Bradburn as head coach on December 30. Suspect this will attract polarised views. resources.ecb.co.uk/ecb/document...

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Work has begun to construct the new pavilion at Lancashire's new second ground | @sharmojourno.bsky.social

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Stunned to find a headline in the Telegraph outside the sports pages that I agree with. Must be a trick. www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/news/pa...

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Amateur cricketers - you are all a load of weaklings you can't hit a long ball apparently.... 😏

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The lack of basic knowledge re amateur sport is breathtaking. Put an extra foot on this fence, respect the concerns of Cross Flatts CC, who would get the blame if anyone was injured, and expose bullshitting agents @bradfordcouncil.bsky.social @thecricketer.com cricketyorkshire.com/hitting-sixe...

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One thing that jars with me is how binary the debate on benefits gets. We’ve got everyone on here pretending nobody could ever be swinging the lead, and everyone on the other place pretending everyone is and no space for my “hey, some are, it’s the price we pay for a functioning system, shrug” take

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Well worth a read from @jarrodkimber.bsky.social The grand Saudi Arabia takeover of cricket. Meanwhile, I will just draw the curtains and watch some county cricket. open.substack.com/pub/wickets/...

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I like the intelligence of BlueSky, but I do miss the grumbling about Peter Drury’s commentary.

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Hmm. I might adopt this for my Sri Lanka hotel. The fight back is long overdue. 90% of guests are lovely. But a few rate 10/10 on the Rocco Sciavone scale. www.theguardian.com/food/2025/ma...

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Leeds United 2-0 Millwall: Back to the plan While Sheffield United and Burnley scrapped and stormed, #LUFC ended their match calmly creating another beautiful goal. Report here 👇 🔗 www.leedsista.com/le...

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Read The Times and Sunday Times for free this weekend at thetimes.com

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www.newsweek.com/elon-musks-c... 😁

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Jeez. So much for free speech in America

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The left keeps getting identity politics wrong – and the right is benefiting from that | Ash Sarkar

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It's no surprise that England don't have an obvious ODI captain when their batting philosophy appears to be based on an absence of thought in favour of an exhausted, egotistical faith in parading their skills.

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The guy who asked Zelensky if he owned a suit, Brian Glenn, is a reporter for the pro-Trump media network Real America’s Voice and also Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's boyfriend. He got one of the rare Oval Office interviewer spots only after the White House blocked the Associated Press.

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If Jos Buttler's resignation as ODI captain now looks inevitable, I've yet to see any convincing explanation why Harry Brook is supposedly regarded as a potential successor. What am I missing?

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Complete batshit lunacy on the president's Truth Social account. Yes, he really posted this.

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The @lufcdata stats insisting that Daniel Farke is doing a wonderful job are piling up. Of course there are challenges ahead, but the Farke haters seem to have gone quiet recently. Which is nice.

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RIP Roberta Flack. The first song I ever cried with happiness to! At least I think it was happiness. www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8_f...

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BREAKING: Steve Bannon just did a Nazi salute at CPAC. THEY ARE TELLING YOU WHO THEY ARE!

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I find cricket in the UAE largely unwatchable. Perhaps it's just me.

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This argument that 60p is not enough for breakfast clubs is self-defeating. Shove some bread and jam, and milk and cereal on a table and let them get on with it. This should be about basic hunger, not being hamstrung by middle-class corporate thinking, outsourcing and health and safety assessments.

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