The awkward life of a cricket reporter
Reporting on your friends for money, the history of the LBW law, & Anderson to join the T20 circuit?
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The BCCI still controls its players
IND players to play domestic cricket, Team GB for the LA28 Olympics, & Thorpe’s unfortunate end.
The BCCI’s decision to force players to compete in the domestic circuit seems to be paying off with most national players - including KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar Yadav & Shubman Gill - set to play in the Duleep Trophy.
England & Scotland are considering sending a combined cricket team to the LA28 Olympics. Jimmy Anderson is considering joining franchise T20 cricket (at 42 years old!) now that his national team career is over.
Graham Thorpe’s family has confirmed that the former England man committed suicide after years of battling depression.
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The awkward life of a cricket reporter
Reporting on your friends for money, the history of the LBW law, & RCB’s and CSK’s du Plessis problem.
Cricket Et Al’s Peter Lalor has a fascinating article on the oddities of being a cricket reporter; you’ve got to get close enough to the players to get the stories, but you’ve also got to be objective enough to break those stories. Toe the line perfectly, and the players will respect you. Fall on either side, and either the player or the readers (or both!) with disdain you!
Wisden’s Rob Smyth has a piece from the 2024 Almanac reproduced online; the 25-year history of the LBW law, including the first official dismissal in 1795.
Cricbuzz’s Telford Vice reports on Keshav Maharaj’s tireless Test bowling for South Africa, and says the team would be lost without their Marathon Man.
Cricket.com’s Shubh Aggarwal details the Faf du Plessis conundrum for RCB & CSK in the IPL; he represents a nostalgic (and fairly good) option for both teams, but he’s also 40. Father Time’s bound to catch up with him sooner or later.
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Jimmy’s back!
Anderson on his retirement and potentially joining T20 leagues around the world.
The Final Word’s Adam Collins catches up with Jimmy Anderson for a retrospective conversation on the end of his career, and plans for the middle-aged man of cricket to pick up T20 franchise cricket for the first time in a decade! [Apple Podcasts]