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April 16, 2019 County cricket / England

Are we talking about Haseeb Hameed or Jack Leach this week?

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April 12, 2019 County cricket / England

Gary Ballance is making hundreds again and you’re going to have to take a position on that

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April 10, 2019 Australia / County cricket

Did Cameron Bancroft just say “the Durham County Cricket Club”?

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April 9, 2019 County cricket

We’re mostly talking about Sam Northeast this week

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April 5, 2019 India

How has Virat Kohli been dealing with his recent inability to lay bat on ball?

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April 4, 2019 County cricket

Stop what you’re doing and pay attention: County cricket is about to slightly start

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April 2, 2019 County cricket

As Cameron Bancroft becomes Durham captain, Mark Wood explains the hierarchy of potential captains

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March 26, 2019 England / India

Is Jos Buttler asking for a mankad?

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March 22, 2019 Australia

David Warner’s beard is probably worth talking about at least just a little bit

< 1 minute readDavid Warner looks like the top half of his head spent a year at home and the bottom half of his head spent a year in the literal wilderness. The top half of the head has been drinking frappuccinos and eating plenty of vegetables. The bottom half of the head

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March 21, 2019 India

Delhi Daredevils have become a great deal more risk-averse

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  1. Pettsvaldo on The late show: How Josh Tongue (kinda) outbowled Jasprit Bumrah in that Test matchJune 26, 2025

    It's like, suddenly, the playful enthusiasm of this England setup has morphed into a sort of bullying smugness. And Tongue…

  2. Pettsvaldo on The late show: How Josh Tongue (kinda) outbowled Jasprit Bumrah in that Test matchJune 26, 2025

    The fielding. The bowling. The moustache. The way he holds his left arm during his runup. The smirking arrogance of…

  3. Pettsvaldo on Jasprit Bumrah Workload Watch… 43.4 oversJune 26, 2025

    Notably (given the Michael Vaughan link in the middle there), that lanky streak of piss was one of several commentating…

  4. Rhys on The late show: How Josh Tongue (kinda) outbowled Jasprit Bumrah in that Test matchJune 26, 2025

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  5. King Cricket on The late show: How Josh Tongue (kinda) outbowled Jasprit Bumrah in that Test matchJune 25, 2025

    Those are intriguingly strong feelings.

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