ROUNDUP: “The CWI stays in power regardless of WI’s results”
CWI’s broken system, Deepti leads IND-W to the win, & why is NZ-SA not a bigger cricket rivalry?
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West Indies get a lot of sympathy from the Big Three because of a combination of nostalgia and guilt. The money is being hoovered up, and even the iconic team can’t withstand the winds of change. Then again, the CWI is also a broken, corrupt system as ex-international Dinanath Ramnarine rants about.
Meanwhile, India Women made light work of England in the first ODI despite a mini-collapse in their top order, while Beyond Cow Corner makes a good point; why the hell haven’t NZ and SA built upon their rugby clashes to create a cricket rivalry that can pay for itself in the modern Big Three era?
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🏏 Match Updates: Deepti leads IND-W to the win, BAN’s first series win in SL, & why is NZ-SA not a bigger cricket rivalry?
England Women v India Women:
IND beat ENG by 4 wickets to take a 1-0 ODI series lead.
👉 Cricbuzz’s Purnima Malhotra on India’s takeaways from the game.
👉 IANS’ Niharika Raina with Anjum Chopra on India’s ODI setup.Sri Lanka v Bangladesh:
BAN beat SL by 8 wickets, marking their first T20 series victory in the country.All the other cricket:
👉 Beyond Cow Corner on New Zealand’s tri-series team & NZC’s bad marketing.
👉 The Guardian’s Rob Smyth on KL Rahul’s low Test average.
👉 ESPNcricinfo’s Vithushan Ehantharajah on Liam Dawson’s return for England.
“The CWI stays in power regardless of WI’s results”
📚 Must Read Essays: CWI’s broken system, Root’s run record, & a WI-W’s prodigy.
“The Caribbean's cricket crisis”
✍️ Cricbuzz’s Dinanath Ramnarine (the ex-WI player) rants about the broken and corrupt system underpinning Cricket West Indies’ failures.“Joe Root and the super-scorers”
✍️ Arrangements of White on Green’s Jon Hotten on Joe Root’s date with history as he is a below average innings away from becoming the third highest scorer ever.“Davina Perrin, the 18-year-old channeling Viv Richards”
✍️ Wisden’s Katya Witney profiles Davina Perrin, the West Indies Women prodigy who’s done with high school and ready to dive into professional cricket.
🗞️ Quick News: Russell to retire from WI, ENG docked WTC points, & a County shakeup.
Andre Russell to retire from West Indies after the Australia T20 series.
England have been docked WTC points for their slow over rate at Lord’s. The Telegraph team suggests ways to reduce time-wasting in Tests.
Durham have suggested shaking up the County schedule to improve finances.
The ICC have suggested USA Cricket disband after criticism from the USA Olympic Committee.
The man who went to bat for Ireland
📺 A/V: Moor on playing for IRE, remembering Wayne Larkins, & the forgotten legacy of the 1978 Women’s World Cup.
“PJ Moor - my life in Ireland”
🎤 Irish Cricket Pod’s Nathan Johns & Ally McAlmont talk to PJ Moor about giving up three years of his career to switch from Zimbabwe to Ireland, and quitting the sport after just 7 games for the Irish. [Apple/Spotify]“A tribute to Wayne Larkins”
🎤 Paddock and the Pavilion’s Stephen Wallis remembers the late Wayne Larkins, and talks to his former county teammates Geoff Cook and Chris Scott about his impact on the game and in the locker room. [Apple/Spotify]“Four Teams, One Forgotten Legacy”
🎤 Never on the Backfoot’s Neha Shetty talks to Ankit (@outof22yards on X) about the forgotten legacy of the 1978 Women’s World Cup hosted by India. [Apple/Spotify]
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