Cricket’s “False Three”
The evolution of the No.3 role, a detailed look at Archer’s comeback, & a unique new cricket show.
Are Australia better? Are West Indies better? Who knows?
Garner on Joseph’s destruction of AUS, a detailed look at Archer’s comeback, & SA’s young Test team v/s ZIM.
Australia lead by 82 runs, and sit at 92/4 on day two. Sydney Morning Herald’s Tom Decent details Sam Konstas’ 38 balls of hell, then Decent talks to Joel Garner about Shamar Joseph and the new West Indies pace attack.
Sri Lanka are at 290/2, ahead of Bangladesh by 43 runs. ESPNcricinfo’s Andrew Fidel Fernando says Nahid Rana might’ve easily picked more wickets on another day with the same bowling.
Jasprit Bumrah will miss the second India-England Test. Cricket.com’s Gaurav Nandan Tripathi details why India have missed the Mohammad Shami option.
Jofra Archer will return for the second India-England Test. BBC’s Matthew Henry has a fantastic report on his journey and readiness, while The Telegraph’s Simon Heffer doesn’t think he’s close to ready for England yet.
ESPNcricinfo’s Firdose Moonda details the young South African team chosen for the Zimbabwe Test Series.
The ICC has introduced a raft of new changes, including an over clock for Tests.
Cricket Ireland CEO Warren Deutrom is stepping down after 19 years in charge.
Cricket’s “False Three”
The evolution of the No.3 role, Beaumont eyes an ENG-W return, & what it’s like to bowl to IND in the nets.
Beyond Cow Corner details the evolving role of the No.3 position; somehow it’s become the place for young tyros to learn the Test game.
ESPNcricinfo’s Valkerie Baynes talks to England’s Tammy Beaumont about fighting her way back into the T20 side after a three-year absence.
The Athletic’s Richard Sutcliffe talked to a local British-Indian player about bowling to India in the nets before the Headingley Test.
Indian Express’ Venkata Krishna B talks to Robin Singh about improving Tamil Nadu’s domestic chances via a better fitness program, while Sportstar’s Sahil Mathur reviews the Madhya Pradesh T20 League which did a good job of unearthing new local players.
Indian Express’ Sandeep Dwivedi talked to Nasa Hussain, a Bradford cricket administrator and groundskeeper who has spent the last few years levelling the field for British-Asians to feel more welcome in local cricket.
A bold new cricket media experiment
A unique new cricket show, Chris Wood anecdotes, & another look at NZ’s surprise win in IND last year.
Stick to Cricket’s Michael Vaughan, Alastair Cook, David Lloyd & Phil Tufnell talk shit about England and India for a pretty entertaining hour. I don’t normally promote random catch-up videos, but I will mention this once just to introduce what I think is a paradigm-shifting piece of media for cricket. [YouTube]
The Cricketer’s Jack Brooks & Katherine Sciver-Brunt talked to Chris Wood about stories from his County career. [YouTube]
6ixandout chronicles New Zealand’s crappy form in 2024 running up to the India Tests, and the most surprising series result in years. Begrudgingly, as an Indian, I gotta admit it’s a good story. [YouTube]
Overlap shouldn't have been started by Sky Cricket. The football version is already irritating and now, I don't think there will be much change in the cricket one as well
Yes, the ppl are not right. I am not interested in listening to Michael Vaughan who is trying to become next Boycott and those English guys day in and day out. But, even if you bring others as well, it will be similar to what the cricket commentary is currently