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Sushant @reddevilssupptr.bsky.social · Jan 6

Two tiers , but with relegation & promotion, all series of 3 tests, and if IND, AUS & ENG are not in same tier, then they DON'T play each other. This is the only want for #tests to survive. #WTC

Being Outside Cricket @outsidecricket.bsky.social · Jan 6

Test series in England against Australia and India every three years instead of four, at the expense of not playing Tests against Pakistan and the West Indies at all.

Not unlike with domestic cricket, the ECB seems to favour saving Test cricket through shrinking it www.theage.com.au/sport/cricke...

Top flight: Australia, England, India in talks to split Tests in two

Australia, England, India and the International Cricket Council’s new chair Jay Shah are in talks to split Test cricket into two divisions, so the big three nations can play each other more often

www.theage.com.au

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 5h

The Spectator (owned by GBNews owner Paul Marshall - estimated wealth of £800 million) doesn’t like taxing wealth fairly.

I wonder how they got to this editorial decision?

Let’s tax wealth fairly, fund front line services & make hope normal again.

join.greenparty.org.uk

Polanski is talking nonsense about wealth taxes.

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Sushant @reddevilssupptr.bsky.social · 4h

Yes. Since WTC final the curse is flipped, SA will now chase down everything will eternity.

ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 6h

The spinners keep South Africa in the contest!

Can they chase down 277? bit.ly/PAKvSA25-Test1 #PAKvSA

The spinners keep South Africa in the contest!

Can they chase down 277? http://bit.ly/PAKvSA25-Test1 #PAKvSA

Sushant @reddevilssupptr.bsky.social · 4h

Absolutely Brilliant that Broady will be commentating down under. He will alone take the Aussie sledging & let the players concentrate on playing. He will always be the Nighthawk!

ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 5h

Stuart Broad bites back after David Warner predicted that Australia will win the Ashes 4-0 🍿

It’s probably the worst Australian team since 2010 when England last won, and it’s the
best English team since 2010...

Those things match up to the fact it’s going to be a brilliant Ashes series.

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ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 4h

Comeback queens South Africa 👑

(via @hypocaust.bsky.social) #CWC25

Tweet from Hypocaust:

Most runs scored after the fall of the 5th wicket to win a women's ODI run chase:

171 SA v IND, on Thursday (81/5 to target 252)🇿🇦
157 ENG v IND, 2019 (49/5 to target 206)
155 SA v BAN, today (78/5 to target 233)🇿🇦

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Sushant @reddevilssupptr.bsky.social · 4h

Aaha Ok. Had a feeling about Smalling sent off for breathing near Oliver.

Sushant @reddevilssupptr.bsky.social · 8h

Smalling was second yellow when he dared to breathe next to Oliver , right? Think his first yellow was obstructing the keeper.

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Si Lloyd @smnllyd5.bsky.social · 9h

Michael Oliver being given the Liverpool-United game after the Dalot fiasco the season before last feels like a wind-up. He’s a terrible notice-me ref at the best of times; seems to go up a notch when given a big game.

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Parody Keir Starmer @parodypm.bsky.social · 9h

I can see why Reform would oppose measures to prevent money laundering. Maybe banks should check money going *into* bank accounts - particularly when it's Russian money going into Reform politicians' bank accounts...

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Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 11h

Gianni Infantino's latest Instagram post on how FIFA is going to help the Palestinians is only for those with strong stomachs. Infantino appears to be laying the ground to buy off the Palestinian Football Association and get them to drop their complaint against Israel, which has FIFA in a corner.

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Megan Feringa @meganferinga.bsky.social · 1d

Jess Park is very good at football. Apparently the only way to stop her is by kicking a football into her face, That’s after coming off the bench + scoring two goals. Given the freedom to invert, to carry the ball, to roam, Park is thriving. Man Utd are better for it. www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...

Jess Park’s sparkling cameo proves she is already integral to Manchester United

The brace against Everton from the bench was emblematic of Park’s transformation into one of the league’s most valuable attacking threats

www.nytimes.com

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Colin Millar @colinmillar.bsky.social · 1d

San Marino are the lowest ranked of all 210 men's teams in international football.

They have lost all seven World Cup qualification matches so far. This explains why they can still qualify if they (heavily) lose one more. @theathleticfc.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...

Why San Marino must lose (heavily) to maintain slim hopes of World Cup qualification

The microstate has lost all seven World Cup qualification games to date — and must lose the eighth if it hopes to qualify

www.nytimes.com

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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 1d

Very good news from the east of Germany, where the far-right (AfD) has its strongest base - the AfD got soundly defeated in two mayoral elections, in places where they were trying to use the presence of people seeking asylum as a decisive issue. Many voters rejected that outlook. That's hopeful.

Christian Bangel @christianbangel.bsky.social · 1d

Wieder ein schlechter Tag für die AfD im Osten.
Deklassiert in der OB-Stichwahl in Frankfurt (Oder) und sogar in Eisenhüttenstadt - wo sie sich echte Hoffnung machte - deutlich verloren.

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Andrew Samson @awsstats.bsky.social · 1d

Lowest all out Test total including two 150+ partnerships:

378 Pak v SA Lahore 2025
402 NZ v Pak Auckland 1973

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 2d

BBC News explain that because of Brexit, Brits will be photographed and have their fingerprints taken when going into the EU, as the UK now is a third country

BBC News forget to explain that the UK helped create these rules when we were part of the EU because we wanted stronger border control

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Tariq Panja @tariqpanja.bsky.social · 1d

FIFA were crowing about how Club World Cup was the most "merit-based" competition in the world. The World Cup? Not so much when it comes to Asia. Qatar and Saudi given home advantage for two mini group playoffs. Now Qatar maximise this by playing crunch UAE game in tiny stadium to limit away fans

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 1d

Watching the Bibi & Don Show treat this like some grand victory, while people returning to northern Gaza dig the rubble for loved ones' remains, is pretty revolting.

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 1d

The right-wing campaign group that helped topple Roe v Wade in the US is now working to roll back abortion laws in the UK, with the help of Nigel Farage.

Its first step? Trying to create a debate around "free speech"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

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Tariq Panja @tariqpanja.bsky.social · 1d

Reports that FIFA President Gianni Infantino has arrived in Sharm el Sheikh for the Middle East peace summit. Unclear why he would be required or what his role is.

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Jeff Rueter @jeffrueter.bsky.social · 2d

As someone whose time freelancing for MLSsoccer was a vital step in my career progression, and someone who generally gleans insight from the observations of others:

This sucks so hard.

MLS is using generative AI to write match recaps. Writers used to get paid freelance rates to do that. Hssssss.

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 1d

whole thing is even worse than the headline when you think about what 'play' means here

“I’m just as concerned for you! Don’t worry about me! It would seem we are in this together and will have to rise above it. Otherwise keep in close touch and we’ll play some more soon!!!!”"

Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 1d

Prince Andrew told Jeffrey Epstein ‘we’re in this together’ in 2011 email www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Prince Andrew told Jeffrey Epstein ‘we’re in this together’ in 2011 email

Royal sent email after Virginia Giuffre photo emerged but later claimed he had ceased contact with Epstein in 2010

www.theguardian.com

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Men in Blazers Media Network @meninblazers.bsky.social · 1d

The Faroe Islands—population just 55,000—beat the Czech Republic 🤯

An astonishing result. The territory's population is smaller than the capacity of six Premier League stadiums, yet they've just won a third straight international game 🇫🇴

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Justin Elliott @justinelliott.bsky.social · 1d

Here is our full story that Vance is dismissing, with primary source documents showing Trump cabinet members with multiple primary-residence mortgages

www.propublica.org/article/trum...

www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 1d

What an oily toad Vance is

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

STEPHANOPOULOS: ProPublica reported that several members of the Trump administation have similar questions about their mortgages

VANCE: ProPublica is basically a left-wing blog

S: Do you dispute the facts they reported?

VANCE: I haven't read it. I have no idea. I certainly question the source

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Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 2d

I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 2d

UK travellers should expect "four-hour queues" as new EU border system comes into force. Brexit really is the gift that keeps giving

www.itv.com/news/2025-10...

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