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On his birthday, we remember the best of his generation.
No easy games, world class bowlers everywhere.
He did it all - front/back foot, spin, pace, home, away.
When we needed him he was always there.
A prime Thorpe still makes a best Eng XI of my time.
RIP Graham ✝️
A new addition to my library today - I'm looking forward to diving into this.
Having already quickly flicked through, I've agreed, disagreed, laughed and harrumphed at certain names in certain places.
Compiling such lists is a great way to start an argument 😃
An opening scene that packed the hardest punch delivered with crystal distinction.
This magisterial series is still heartrending now five decades after it first aired and remains unsurpassed.
An insipid Australia sliding to a massive defeat.
Lyon outbowled by Harmer.
Steve Smith didn't fancy the decider - he just wants that Olympic gold.
Their top order has the staying power of a custard tart.
And it's not even lunchtime.
Delicious.
Roll on 2027.
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Lucky to avoid bagging a pair, that DRS review was the act of a desperate man.
Added to his oafish fielding display, it's been a surreal game for Marnus.
So much of cricket is played in the mind and, right now, serenity has been usurped by chaos.
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The Bethell enthusiasts will no doubt tell everyone their boy walks back into this ODI XI.
But in his last six knocks, Banton has four 50s and one century opening the batting.
Who loses out?
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Frankly, if Australia don't give Marnus plenty of chances, they're being short-sighted.
He needs time.
At least until August 2027 😉
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Oh, South Africa.
If you've got someone down, you can't let them get back up off the canvas.
Of all the teams, not these guys.
They always make you pay.
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After an underwhelming 2026, it's all change in South London.
Vacancies galore in Div 1 ahead of the new season, with opportunities also at Chester-le-Street and Cardiff.
New faces always bring new energy.
This tri-series has been a superb advert for continuing the revival of the format.
From failing to defend 430, to
Pakistan's tenth wicket pair adding 88 to win a scrap.
Halloween shocks for England continue to mount up 🎃👻
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A truly magnificent win for SA, who had to battle poor weather and classic Australian defiance.
A brilliant century by Bavuma, Jansen was superb all game, six for the fit again KG; an excellent team display.
Sets up Cape Town brilliantly.
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What an incredible game of cricket - bravo SL on a breathtaking chase and the second highest ODI chase ever.
This must be how the Australians felt in Johannesburg in 2006.
Despite defeat, an unreal game. Roll on Sunday - just please don't pick SCurran...
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Another Harry Brook 202 (116) masterclass today:
• HS WB score by an Englishman
• HS WB score by an England captain
• Fastest ODI double hundred in history
Box office. Sensational.
Talent to burn - like a cat toying with a cornered mouse.
A real purple patch.
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JOverton has *four* Test wickets at 78 apiece.
Scores his FC runs at 22, takes his FC wkts at 32.
Carrying on like he's prime Botham.
Embarrassing.
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Lancashire desperately need to rebuild - but who better to be a part of that? To play/coach and inspire the next gen.
50 wkts @ 17 apiece amid the rubble of an abysmal 2026 and he's not a key man for 2027?
They've lost the plot at
Old Trafford.
🔺EXCLUSIVE: No new Lancashire deal for Anderson, 44
@athersmike ⬇️
thetimes.com/sport/cricket/a…
If they weren't already, surely the franchises will be sniffing round Marco Jansen after his efforts this Test.
As an IPL mangenue, I'm unaware if he currently has a deal.
If he doesn't, he soon will.
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That's a lamentable display from 120-2 and scant solace for those of us who thought the squad was A/R heavy and a bat light.
That lower middle order subsided quicker than
Zack Polanski's approval rating.
Roll on Thursday.
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What % of vaping enthusiasts are using it to quit smoking? It must be far outstripped by the number just doing it for the sake of it.
Seems to me that the number of vapers is now greater than the number of smokers.
Unless my memory is playing up.
Matt Renshaw 150* and it's been a stunning, old-fashioned innings packed with diligence and nerve.
He's turned this game round and set himself up in that Aussie XI for the foreseeable.
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This is making me nostalgic for the days of regular ODI tri-series on overseas tours.
They always added an extra layer of excitement, but sadly like hen's teeth now.
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Sky to broadcast the ODI tri-series in Pakistan this month telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2026…
