Matt Dipple
@dipdipple.bsky.social
European. Lover of most sports, especially cricket and rugby. Funny sport > good sport. Sometimes I teach Maths.
Would quite like to go back in time to the kick off after Pollock's first try, and ask him not to knock the ball on this time.
January 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Would quite like to go back in time to the kick off after Pollock's first try, and ask him not to knock the ball on this time.
Henry bloody Pollock
January 11, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Henry bloody Pollock
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If Jacob Bethell had played a few Championship matches for Warwickshire last summer, and scored runs, instead of sitting on his arse all summer, in approved fashion, in the England dressing room ("integrating") then England might have dared to back their judgment and pick him in the first Test.
January 7, 2026 at 7:16 PM
If Jacob Bethell had played a few Championship matches for Warwickshire last summer, and scored runs, instead of sitting on his arse all summer, in approved fashion, in the England dressing room ("integrating") then England might have dared to back their judgment and pick him in the first Test.
How has he managed to sink to a new low? An actual kidnap of an actual head of state. Wtf.
January 3, 2026 at 10:49 AM
How has he managed to sink to a new low? An actual kidnap of an actual head of state. Wtf.
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Tomorrow evening it’ll be my annual duty to vaguely shepherd the activity on the #duvetknowitschristmas hashtag and urge people to give small sums to charity. 7.30pm? Something like that?
December 23, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Tomorrow evening it’ll be my annual duty to vaguely shepherd the activity on the #duvetknowitschristmas hashtag and urge people to give small sums to charity. 7.30pm? Something like that?
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people get really, really weird about jofra archer's gold chain. why does a piece of jewellery get them so rattled?
a material culture analysis via gold chains in hip-hop style 👇
daisycutterzine.wordpress.com/2025/12/22/i...
a material culture analysis via gold chains in hip-hop style 👇
daisycutterzine.wordpress.com/2025/12/22/i...
December 22, 2025 at 11:39 AM
people get really, really weird about jofra archer's gold chain. why does a piece of jewellery get them so rattled?
a material culture analysis via gold chains in hip-hop style 👇
daisycutterzine.wordpress.com/2025/12/22/i...
a material culture analysis via gold chains in hip-hop style 👇
daisycutterzine.wordpress.com/2025/12/22/i...
This is not ideal.
December 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This is not ideal.
It would also be good to know where I've hidden the presents I bought for Mrs D. They are not small, and yet
December 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
It would also be good to know where I've hidden the presents I bought for Mrs D. They are not small, and yet
"Make sure presents to go in the stocking are wrapped in Father Christmas paper."
This is only a good instruction if I know where the Father Christmas paper is.
This is only a good instruction if I know where the Father Christmas paper is.
December 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
"Make sure presents to go in the stocking are wrapped in Father Christmas paper."
This is only a good instruction if I know where the Father Christmas paper is.
This is only a good instruction if I know where the Father Christmas paper is.
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I picked up Catch-22 again after more than two decades and realized the novel makes a lot more sense now. This is a bad thing, of course. #Booksky #Books #Literature
👇 bookswortharguingwith.substack.com/p/catch-22-f...
👇 bookswortharguingwith.substack.com/p/catch-22-f...
Catch-22: First Impressions on Returning to a Book I Thought I Knew
On rereading a novel that once felt clever—only to discover new shapes inside the chaos.
bookswortharguingwith.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I picked up Catch-22 again after more than two decades and realized the novel makes a lot more sense now. This is a bad thing, of course. #Booksky #Books #Literature
👇 bookswortharguingwith.substack.com/p/catch-22-f...
👇 bookswortharguingwith.substack.com/p/catch-22-f...
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"If England are to optimise the talent they have available, they require a more mature, more sophisticated management team" | ✍️ @georgedobell.bsky.social
READ HERE ➡️ tinyurl.com/rsbns2y4
READ HERE ➡️ tinyurl.com/rsbns2y4
December 8, 2025 at 5:14 PM
"If England are to optimise the talent they have available, they require a more mature, more sophisticated management team" | ✍️ @georgedobell.bsky.social
READ HERE ➡️ tinyurl.com/rsbns2y4
READ HERE ➡️ tinyurl.com/rsbns2y4
It was all going so well until Stokes edged one into his knackers.
December 7, 2025 at 8:11 AM
It was all going so well until Stokes edged one into his knackers.
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'These days, coaches choose the playlist, book the tee times and tell everyone they're great. It's the logic of telling a toddler to believe in themself when they cross the road.'
Overrated, overwhelmed and over all too soon... England's Ashes campaign is following a familiar pattern | ✍️ @georgedobell.bsky.social
#Ashes
#Ashes
Overrated, overwhelmed and over all too soon... England's Ashes campaign is following a familiar pattern | The Cricketer
England's preparation has clearly been inadequate. Australia's weakened side have performed admirably. But it feels, right now, as if a regime has been exposed
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December 6, 2025 at 1:29 PM
'These days, coaches choose the playlist, book the tee times and tell everyone they're great. It's the logic of telling a toddler to believe in themself when they cross the road.'
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Amazing what happens when you bowl a relentless line and length and don’t bother with some macho strategy of banging the ball in short. Put McCullum on a plane to New Zealand and give Alec Stewart a call.
December 6, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Amazing what happens when you bowl a relentless line and length and don’t bother with some macho strategy of banging the ball in short. Put McCullum on a plane to New Zealand and give Alec Stewart a call.
Preparing myself for England to not last out day 3 here.
December 6, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Preparing myself for England to not last out day 3 here.
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If I was a West Indian cricket fan I'd 100% be posting about how sad it is to see the decline of English cricket and how the world needs a strong England.
December 6, 2025 at 7:36 AM
If I was a West Indian cricket fan I'd 100% be posting about how sad it is to see the decline of English cricket and how the world needs a strong England.
Home Alone 2 with the boy. Rewatching my favourite films with him brings me such joy.
Pleased to say he laughed his tits off.
Pleased to say he laughed his tits off.
December 5, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Home Alone 2 with the boy. Rewatching my favourite films with him brings me such joy.
Pleased to say he laughed his tits off.
Pleased to say he laughed his tits off.
I'm glad I wasn't awake for the start of this match. Horrible from Pope.
December 4, 2025 at 6:13 AM
I'm glad I wasn't awake for the start of this match. Horrible from Pope.
For a man who has been accused of spot fixing before, the red card for Paqueta sure was avoidable.
November 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
For a man who has been accused of spot fixing before, the red card for Paqueta sure was avoidable.
Awake in the night because of a poorly child. Absolutely delighted that I got to see this passage of play.
November 22, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Awake in the night because of a poorly child. Absolutely delighted that I got to see this passage of play.
Waking up to see England already all out is bad, but watching from amongst the barmy army would probably be worse.
November 21, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Waking up to see England already all out is bad, but watching from amongst the barmy army would probably be worse.
Important bit of culture this evening with The Boy.
October 31, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Important bit of culture this evening with The Boy.
Dark at 4.50. Great.
Winter can get in the bin.
Winter can get in the bin.
October 26, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Dark at 4.50. Great.
Winter can get in the bin.
Winter can get in the bin.