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Otherwise known as Alex Bowden, a lapsed cricket journalist who has written for ESPNCricinfo, wisden.com, Cricket 365, The Cricketer and plenty of other places. Links to some non-cricket writing and a bit more background here.
January 22, 2019 England / West Indies

Exactly how many Tests will Jonny Bairstow survive as England’s number three?

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January 17, 2019 England

Does Alastair Cook still say ‘ahm’ every other word now that he’s a professional broadcaster?

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January 16, 2019 Australia

Justin Langer really doesn’t give a toss if everyone in the entire world is making fun of him for using the word ‘elite’ all the time

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January 15, 2019 India

Is MS Dhoni still a great finisher or merely a very enthusiastic witness of finishes?

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January 12, 2019 England

Monty Panesar was on Celebrity Mastermind and it did not go well

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January 9, 2019 Australia

It’s not Shaun Marsh’s fault that he’s good enough to play Test cricket for Australia

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January 8, 2019 Australia / India

Are India brilliant? Are Australia shit?

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January 5, 2019 Australia

Have Australia fans become paranoid about opposition ball tampering yet?

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January 4, 2019 Australia / Features

Which of Australia’s three banned ball-tamperers is being the most annoying (and which of them is being the least annoying)?

3 minute readThe Tamperer was an Italian dance music act. They had a number one with Feel It. The most memorable element of Feel It was that the bridge section (there wasn’t really a chorus) went: “What’s she gonna look like with a chimney on her?” There you go. There’s a nice

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January 1, 2019 West Indies

Jason Holder: Lord Megachief of Gold 2018

3 minute readOur annual Lord Megachief of Gold award is the highest honour in cricket. The title is recognition of performance over the previous calendar year. Here are all the winners.

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  1. Balladeer on Real ale and Schrodinger’s membership | a Lancashire v Derbyshire match reportJuly 25, 2025

    Late, but - I did enjoy "Have We Got Brews For You", and Posh Lads being denied. Always good. As…

  2. A P Webster on Real ale and Schrodinger’s membership | a Lancashire v Derbyshire match reportJuly 24, 2025

    No Old Trafford Test next year, then - of the 7 Tests (including the Women's Test v India), 3 are…

  3. Dan on Burgers, noise and handshakes | another World Test Championship final match reportJuly 21, 2025

    I can't claim the photo, but I can claim the Edrich misspelling.

  4. Tim on Jasprit Bumrah Workload Watch… 86.4 oversJuly 21, 2025

    TBF he didn't claim to be drawing the line himself. But it does seem to be visible to him. Maybe…

  5. A P Webster on Real ale and Schrodinger’s membership | a Lancashire v Derbyshire match reportJuly 21, 2025

    It's not an exaggeration to say that hardly a week goes by without me bemoaning the closure of the Salford…

RSS Animals being conspicuously indifferent to cricket

  • A cat continuing to maintain almost ostentatiously conspicuous indifference to cricket
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  • Tennises, Black Caps and tie envy at the World Test Championship Final | a match report

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