#MottMyCoach
Mott’s on his way out, The Hundred (p)reviews, & competing against your girlfriend.
#MottMyCoach
Mott’s on his way out, Yuvraj & Dravid to take charge of IPL teams, & Shami’s depression.
Matthew Mott is set to depart his role as England’s white ball coach after two failed World Cup defences in the last 8 months. [Paywall]
India Women beat Nepal by 82 runs. Cricket.com’s Gaurav Nandan Tripathi thinks the team still has a No.3 problem despite rotating their batting order.
Yuvraj Singh is in line to replace Ashish Nehra at the Gujarat Titans, while the Rajasthan Royals are talking to Rahul Dravid about the head coach position.
The push to fund the Afghanistan Women’s team in exile has stalled because - ironically - the ICC are spending too much on subsidising the Afghanistan’s Men’s team.
Associate members are decrying the decision to merge the East Asia Pacific region with the larger Asian quadrant. In short, it makes life harder for nations like Papua New Guinea, and makes it easier for the likes of Oman & Nepal.
In a conversation on the Unplugged podcast, Mohammad Shami & Umesh Yadav get into details about the former’s suicidal moment a few years ago. You can watch the entire video [in Hindi] here.
The blockbuster Hundred preview
The ups and downs of The Hundred, Clive Lloyd on “blackwashing” England, & remembering Cricinfo’s “man for all jobs.”
ESPNcricinfo’s Matt Roller first reports on why The Hundred is in the shop window this year, then writes about one of their bigger problems; short-term contracts make it hard for fans to connect with their team’s players.
The Guardian’s James Wallace talks to Aussie leg spinner Adam Zampa about taking a year off before getting back to the Hundred, while ESPNcricinfo’s Valkerie Baynes chats with Meg Lanning as she makes her Hundred debut as just another player.
The Times’ Simon Wilde catches up with Clive Lloyd to reminisce about the greatest West Indies team to tour UK back in 1984. As a reminder, they won 11 of 15 Tests that year, including 5-0 thrashing of England. [Paywall]
ESPNcricinfo’s Shashank Kishore interviews Nitish Kumar Reddy about the years of work that went into his “overnight” success at this year’s IPL.
ESPNcricinfo’s Andrew Miller has a great eulogy of Robin Abrahams, the data scientist behind Cricinfo’s statistical prominence in the cricket media.
Mixing cricket and love
What happens when your competition is also your girlfriend, and Phoebe Litchfield’s meteoric rise.
Stories After Stumps has a fascinating documentary on a strange dynamic that is underreported in Women’s cricket; Nicole Bolton spent her career with Australia vying for an opening spot with Elyse Villani - who also happened to be her partner. It didn’t always end well for their relationship. [Apple Podcasts]
Willow Talk’s Alyssa Healy, Adam Peacock & Brad Haddin talk to Australia’s new rising superstar - Phoebe Litchfield - about Brian Lara, her dad, and her meteoric rise. [Apple Podcasts]