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Being Outside Cricket @outsidecricket.bsky.social · Sep 3

Ravi Bopara. That’s just it. No explanation needed..

Being Outside Cricket @outsidecricket.bsky.social · Aug 21

The team drafted by The Cricketer's George Dobell beat the team drafted by ESPNcricinfo's Vithushan Ehantharajah in the first match.

The second match of the round robin, between The Cricketer's team and one drafted by Marie Kelly, has already begun. bsky.app/profile/geor...

George Dobell @georgedobell.bsky.social · Aug 21

I’ll let you work out from the pic whether Team @thecricketer.com or Team @espncricinfo.com won the first game of The Remitly Cup #Remitly @remitly.bsky.social @vitue.bsky.social

Being Outside Cricket @outsidecricket.bsky.social · Aug 21

There is a two day T10 competition starting today between three SACA teams, with teams representing The Cricketer and ESPNcricinfo playing right now. Possibly the greatest exhibition of British Asian cricketing talent ever produced.

No comms or graphics: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq0e...

SACA Remitly Cup

YouTube video by SACA

www.youtube.com

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Being Outside Cricket @outsidecricket.bsky.social · Aug 18

Sky have released a documentary about racism in English cricket on YouTube.

Even though it feels very cautious and arguably pulls its punches, it doesn't paint the ECB or English cricket in a great light. Surprising to see from their media partner.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrrf...

Beyond the Boundary: The story of British South Asian cricketers 🏏

YouTube video by Sky Sports Cricket

www.youtube.com

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Being Outside Cricket @outsidecricket.bsky.social · Aug 3

This article on the ambitions of The Hundred's new owners and the future of the competition does not mention the women's competition even once.

The currently very successful women's competition feels like an afterthought for the people who are now in charge. observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...

New format, new names? Hundred faces big change

Hefty investment from big tech and India gives English cricket a cash injection – but investors now call the shots

observer.co.uk

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Being Outside Cricket @outsidecricket.bsky.social · Jul 22

England's ODI loss today, with a poor performance both bowling and fielding, is their last game before the ODI World Cup in October.

It feels like they wasted this summer, not trying anyone or anything new after their embarrassing Ashes performance, and haven't progressed at all.

Being Outside Cricket @outsidecricket.bsky.social · Jul 20

Read this on the page of an amateur cricket club website 30 minutes ago and haven’t stopped laughing since…😂.

What does that make us? The four horsemen of the cricket apocalypse?? 🤷🏻‍♂️🤣

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Being Outside Cricket @outsidecricket.bsky.social · Jul 4

Watching the #WIvAUS game in Grenada and that definitely looks a pretty stadium. The 3 I’ve not been to that are absolutely on my bucket list are:

Basin Reserve,
Newlands,
Eden Gardens.

Which cricket grounds are on your bucket list??

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Being Outside Cricket @outsidecricket.bsky.social · Jun 25

It's always kind of funny when organisations which have spent decades chasing money suddenly find a line they won't cross.

"This source of money would harm the sport, not like the people we've sold out to..." www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...

ECB joins forces with BCCI to thwart new Saudi Arabia-backed T20 competition

The England and Wales Cricket Board has joined forces with the Board of Control for Cricket in India to try to thwart a new global Twenty20 league backed by Saudi Arabia

www.theguardian.com

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Being Outside Cricket @outsidecricket.bsky.social · Jun 24

England's run rate falls below 3 per over in the innings.

They should bring Dom Sibley into the team to speed things up...

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Being Outside Cricket @outsidecricket.bsky.social · Jun 16

A lot of cricket clubs could use some guidance with regards to their social media, but maybe the people who were committing blasphemy against the Pope on X/Twitter three months ago aren't the best people to be telling everyone about "the right tone of voice".

An advertisement for a 45 minute web seminar run by the ECB to teach cricket clubs how to maximise their social media, including "top tips from communications and marketing experts on using the right tone of voice".

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Being Outside Cricket @outsidecricket.bsky.social · May 7

Scouting 94% of the population looking to find the best cricketers?

It's such a crazy, out of the box idea that it might just work...

The Cricketer @thecricketer.com · May 7

Kent players have been coaching state school pupils as part of a bid to uncover new talent.

Kent players coach state school pupils in bid to uncover fresh talent

The county are aiming to make the most of their catchment area’s strong state school cricket scene

www.thecricketer.com

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Being Outside Cricket @outsidecricket.bsky.social · Apr 16

A bowler has received a 12 month ban for doping, having taken a drug prescribed to him. The longest ever suspension for racist conduct given by the ECB is six matches.

This accurately demonstrates the proportionality of how seriously English cricket treats these two issues.

ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · Apr 16

Hampshire's Keith Barker will return to action in July after receiving a backdated 12-month ban for the use of Indapamide, which was described by the club as an "administrative error"

Keith Barker suspended for 12 months following use of banned substance

Left-arm seamer will return to action in July following back-dated ban issued by National Anti-Doping Panel

www.espncricinfo.com

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Being Outside Cricket @outsidecricket.bsky.social · Apr 12

Most people who’ve actually spoken to him sadly. Extremely thin skinned individual.

Being Outside Cricket @outsidecricket.bsky.social · Apr 12

Well if you’re a Yorkshire or Worcestershire fan, sadly I have some bad news for you..

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Being Outside Cricket @outsidecricket.bsky.social · Apr 12

That’s a chat even us non WK’s would love to hear. 2 insanely good pure glove men..

Annie Chave @anniechave.bsky.social · Apr 12

Lovely to chat to Jack Russell & John Simpson about keeping. Gloves have changed a bit… Jack says!

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Being Outside Cricket @outsidecricket.bsky.social · Apr 11

The Kent v Middlesex County Championship game has both teams playing their greatest hits. First, Middlesex have collapsed in the first innings and were all out for 222 just after Tea.

Then Zak Crawley misses the ball completely, and is out LBW for a duck.

Zak Crawley playing at a ball outside of off stump. Unfortunately for Zak Crawley, that wasn't where the ball actually was.

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Being Outside Cricket @outsidecricket.bsky.social · Apr 4

Zak Crawley in Test match form already...

The usual result of Zak Crawley batting against a moving ball.

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Being Outside Cricket @outsidecricket.bsky.social · Apr 3

This means that Brook would be expected to play virtually every match for England in all three formats, as well as perform all of the extra responsibilities of captaincy such as selection meetings and press duties.

That is a massive workload for such an important player.

Screenshot of a tweet from Will MacPherson: Harry Brook set to be England's new T20 captain. And Brook and Test captain Ben Stokes appear in a two-horse race for the ODI job

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Being Outside Cricket @outsidecricket.bsky.social · Apr 2

If you are an organisation which has admitted that it was institutionally racist and made promises to rectify that through measures such as the Rooney Rule (interviewing Black or Asian candidates for every coaching job), then it seems bad to start skipping it a few years later.

Screenshot: The England head coach role was not advertised and the Rooney Rule was not adopted

Connor was pretty clear: she and Jonathan Finch did the review and concluded that Edwards was the candidate they wanted, based on 3 set criteria:

Proven track record as a head coach
The ability to create a winning culture
A forensic understanding of the women’s game

If you ask us, the final point is essentially an admission that they got it wrong with Lewis, although when pressed on that (by Raf), Connor refused to concede this.

Anyhow, Connor did also say that the Rooney Rule had been adopted for the two previous appointments – Jon Lewis in 2022 and Lisa Keightley in 2019 – and that she remains committed to using it in future.

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Being Outside Cricket @outsidecricket.bsky.social · Apr 1

Good and bad news for county cricket fans who listen to matches on the radio.

The BBC will continue to broadcast all County Championship games, but cut back from commentating on all Blast and One Day Cup matches to "the best of the action". www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...

Local Radio and ECB agree new four-year deal for County Cricket Coverage

Cricket fans can keep up with the action of their favourite county cricket action this season with BBC Local Radio and BBC Sport

www.bbc.co.uk

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Being Outside Cricket @outsidecricket.bsky.social · Mar 31

We all do James. Absolutely disgusting miscarriage of justice. The fact that NZ not only lets him play regional cricket but also Test Cricket is a major black mark against a team I genuinely have a bit of affinity for.

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James Tarry @northamptonian.bsky.social · Mar 31

‘When asked about the complainant's evidence that she said "no" "dozens of times", he said it was "a lie". "I tried [having sex] twice, like she might have said 'no, no' a few times but it wasn't dozens of times."’ I hope a UK jury would be better than this.

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Being Outside Cricket @outsidecricket.bsky.social · Mar 31

Please can media outlets stop highlighting this individual. He got off a technicality and shouldn’t be near a cricket pitch. Ever.

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CRICKETher @crickether.com · Mar 31

The touching story of how Hampshire's owners transformed the club from, from a business that was "basically insolvent" to… one that "was going to run out of money".

Hmmm… I'm sure there's a word for "was going to run out of money" - it's on the tip of my tongue… in-sol-something???

ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · Mar 31

From broke also-rans to Ashes hosts under Indian ownership - the story of Hampshire’s transformation to be at the forefront of English cricket's new era

Read more: bit.ly/4hRkdmw

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