Roundup: Washing out the bad taste from Mulder’s declaration
Why is Mulder’s declaration irritating, Starc reaches 100 Tests, & is Mustafizur’s ODI career running out of steam?
Good morning!
I’ve been annoyed by Mulder for a couple of days, so I decided to dig through my feelings and write it out. And I realised I was annoyed because Mulder broke that basic unspoken sporting tenet; try your hardest. For the fans, for South Africa, for Brian Lara, but mostly for himself.
In other news, I’ve discovered a fantastic newsletter that seems to cover the very niche subject of Kiwi match reports. Go read Vincent Jones’ (very well written) review of the New Zealand Women A’s series of England. I know you haven’t heard of the series and don’t care about it, but it’s genuinely worth five minutes of your day.
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Stories on everything but the one live game yesterday
🏏 Match Updates: IND-W take an unassailable lead, Starc reaches 100 Tests, & is Mustafizur’s ODI career running out of steam?
India Women v England Women:
India beat England by 6 wickets, going up 3-1 in their T20 series.Stories from around the world:
👉 ESPNcricinfo’s Matt Roller on McCullum and Gill at KKR in 2021.
👉 ESPNcricinfo’s Andrew McGlashan on Mitch Starc reaching 100 Tests.
👉 ESPNcricinfo’s Alex Malcolm on Starc’s 10 greatest performances.
👉 Cricbuzz’s Atif Azam thinks Mustafizur Rahman’s time is running out.
👉 Kiwi Cricket Kōrero’s Vincent Jones reviews NZ Women A’s tour of England.
👉 Double 100’s CS Chiwanza on Lhuan-dre Pretorius’ maturing performances.
Washing out the bad taste from Mulder’s declaration
📚 Must Read Essays: Why is Mulder’s declaration irritating, what goes into laying a pitch, & ENG’s unorthodox methods in the ‘55 Ashes.
“On Wiann Mulder, and respecting yourself”
✍️ Best of Cricket’s Tarutr Malhotra wrote about why Wiann Mulder’s declaration rubbed him the wrong way, despite wanting Brian Lara’s record to stay intact.“Confessions of a cricket groundsman”
✍️ The Athletic’s Richard Sutcliffe talks to the groundsmen in England to understand what goes into their jobs after the controversy at Edgbaston.“Ciggies, adultery and snobbery — how England won the 1955 Ashes”
✍️ The Times’ Richard Morrison has an excerpt from his book Victory in Australia about England’s (winning?) attitude towards off-field extra curriculars in 1955.
🗞️ Quick News: The iconic Fenner’s is under threat, SL want a quick IND series, & the HCA prez is arrested over IPL ticket irregularities.
The Telegraph’s Tim Wigmore reports on the declining state of Cambridge’s iconic Fenner’s pitch, which hosted legends like KS Ranjitsinhji over the years.
Sri Lanka have asked Team India to fly over for a quick series since the Bangladesh tour was cancelled.
The HCA President has been arrested over ticketing irregularities during the IPL. Quick reminder; Sunrisers Hyderabad threatened to move to another city over a dust up over the HCA’s ticket allocation during the IPL.
Why are Ireland left behind?
📺 A/V: Why don’t IRE play more Tests?
“How Ireland can become a proper Test nation”
🎤 Irish Cricket Pod’s Nathan Johns & Ally McAlmont discuss what Ireland need to do to become a ‘proper’ Test nation. [Apple/Spotify]
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