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    January 30, 2025 King Cricket

    In praise of the matter-of-fact dynamism of Travis Head

    7 minute readIs there a less showy attacking batter than Australia’s Travis Head? Australia picked a new opener not so long ago

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  • January 16, 2025 King Cricket

    Mark’s wood: Talking joinery and timber with England’s fastest bowler

    5 minute readWe may or may not have caught up with Mark Wood to talk about his interest in wood. It’s a

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  • January 10, 2025 King Cricket

    23 of the best, worst and weirdest cricket moments of 2024

    7 minute readIt was a hell of a year. Probably. Who can honestly remember 12 months’ worth of stuff, let alone assign

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  • January 8, 2025 King Cricket

    Lord Megachief of Gold 2024

    4 minute readOur annual Lord Megachief of Gold award is the highest honour in cricket. The title is recognition of performance over

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  • December 6, 2024 King Cricket

    Are we already watching peak Harry Brook?

    6 minute readBrooks aren’t ordinarily associated with peaks – they tend to run beneath them – but Harry Brook might already be

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July 14, 2019 England / New Zealand

Was this the greatest shot anyone has ever hit?

< 1 minute read2019 Cricket World Cup final, England v New Zealand

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July 13, 2019 England / New Zealand

If England are going to lose the World Cup final, this is how they should do it

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July 11, 2019 Australia / England

Who had the strongest emotional reaction to Jason Roy’s dismissal?

4 minute read2019 Cricket World Cup semi-final, Australia v England

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July 11, 2019 Australia / England

This is the big question about that Steve Smith run-out

< 1 minute read2019 Cricket World Cup semi-final, Australia v England

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July 10, 2019 Australia / England

A ‘sign’ ahead of the Australia v England semi-final

< 1 minute read2019 Cricket World Cup semi-final, Australia v England

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July 10, 2019 India / New Zealand

Why umpire Richard Kettleborough’s face was the best thing about MS Dhoni’s run-out

< 1 minute read2019 Cricket World Cup semi-final, India v New Zealand As you all know, the greatest umpire face of this World Cup was when Jason Roy flattened umpire Joel Wilson and tried to say sorry and Joel Wilson didn’t really feel that the apology was entirely welcome. This one was good

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July 10, 2019 India / New Zealand

No-one can let a run-chase get away from him quite like MS Dhoni

2 minute read2019 Cricket World Cup semi-final, India v New Zealand

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July 9, 2019 India / New Zealand

Is there any chance Kane Williamson’s 95-ball 67 was a good knock?

< 1 minute read2019 Cricket World Cup semi-final, India v New Zealand

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July 8, 2019 India

Does Rohit Sharma get out more beautifully than anyone else?

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July 2, 2019 England / New Zealand

Could England spend exactly half a match watching Kane Williamson bat and still win?

2 minute read2019 Cricket World Cup, Game 41, England v New Zealand

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