Pakistan’s biggest problem is the PCB

Gillespie quits PAK, Bumrah’s statistical mastery of length, & the brutality of the 74/75 Ashes

Jason Gillespie becomes the latest Pakistan coach to walk away because of the PCB's nonsense.

The looming history of the Gabba

The Gabba awaits, Bumrah’s statistical mastery of length, & Hazlewood is back.

• ESPNcricinfo’s Alagappan Muthu writes about the history that beckons for both India and Australia at the Gabba.

• Cricbuzz’s Deepu Narayanan analyses Jasprit Bumrah’s mastery of length, Cricket.com’s Hardik Worah asks if Akash Deep would be a good bowler for Brisbane, and Australia confirms that Josh Hazlewood is fit to play.

• Cricket Australia’s Adam Burnett write about Steve Smith’s struggles with the bat, and how everyone expects him to handle it.

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Pakistan’s biggest problem is the PCB

Gillespie quits PAK, the ECB pisses everyone off, & what the WPL teams need at auction.

• Jason Gillespie has quit as Pakistan’s red ball coach due to a lack of communication and constant interference by the PCB.

• The ECB has hiked salary bands for the Hundred, but with a much larger hike for Men. Additionally, they’ve also focussed on the upper bands, so the PCA is angry that most players are going to be underpaid compared to the stars. Overall, a good policy that’s united everyone in their hatred of the ECB.

• The ECB is also adamant that The Hundred won’t become an IPL subsidiary (although 8 IPL teams are contenders to buy teams).

• ESPNcricinfo’s S Sudarshanan analyses what each WPL team needs at the auction, while Bangladesh are set to launch a Women’s domestic red ball tournament.

• Fox News’ Tom Sargeant looks at the makeup of every BBL team, & ESPNcricinfo’s Matt Roller profiles Matty Hurst, the 21-year old Englishman trying his hand at the BBL.

• The Mumbai Indians have signed a new INR 120 crore (~$14M) front-of-shirt sponsorship deal, which is a 33% hike on their last deal.

Afghanistan should not be as good as they are

AFG’s ambitions, ENG’s new bowling duo, & IND-W’s sad showing down under.

• Cricbuzz’s Atif Azam spoke to ACB president Mirawais Ashraf about Afghanistan’s Champions Trophy qualification, and their ambitions to host more bilateral series.

• The Guardian’s Mark Ramprakash writes that Gus Atkinson and Brydon Carse have picked up the English bowling responsibilities admirably, while ESPNcricinfo’s Vithushan Ehantharajah writes about Will Young’s first game in the England-New Zealand series, after his heroics in India.

• Cricket.com’s Gaurav Nandan Tripathi writes about the takeaways from India Women’s series whitewash against Australia.

• The Cricverse’s Simon Hughes writes about a conversation he had with David Bumble Lloyd, and the famous occasion when the ball hit his…well, balls.

Ashes to Ashes

The brutality of the 74/75 Ashes, & the fading Allan Border Medal.

• The Analyst Inside have a new, special four-part series on the brutal 1974/75 Ashes, with the first pod up now. [Apple Podcasts]

• Good Areas’ Jarrod Kimber catches up with Dan Liebke to discuss the history and recent fading of the Allan Border Medal.

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