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England don't have the batters for ODI & Test cricket, & they don't have the bowlers for T20 cricket.

A fun idea for a movie is a parallel narrative of both Hunter Biden and Aaron Rodgers that shows how someone can lose their mind in a way that is kinda cool and gets people on their side and a way that repulses everyone

Ryan Rickelton’s maiden Test century v Sri Lanka today means four players have scored their first Test centuries for South Africa in the last three matches…

#SAvSL

She Escaped an Abusive Marriage—Now She Helps Women Battle Cyber Harassment Inspired by her own experienced of abuse, Nighat Dad fights for women’s social and digital rights in Pakistan and beyond.

Inspired by her own experience of abuse, Nighat Dad fights for women’s social and digital rights in Pakistan and beyond.

Pointless game. Why, oh why did Lewis not give Seren Smale a game? Give her some experience at top level in a very non threatening situation. Should Amy Jones get injured we dont have a backup ready to go.

Not playing Seren to give her a game.
Glenn ill and not playing the back up spinner
Playing the Hokey Cokey with Capsey and then not even playing her!!

What is Jon Lewis actually doing? Dreaming up new Christmas ads for next year??

Rebecca Solnit: When the Hero is the Problem For an embodiment of the word singlehanded you might turn to the heroine of the recent movie Woman at War. It’s about an Icelandic eco-saboteur who blows up rural power lines and hides in scenic sp…

“Positive social change results mostly from connecting more deeply to the people around you than rising above them, from coordinated rather than solo action… Our largest problems won’t be solved by heroes. They’ll be solved, if they are, by movements, coalitions, civil society.”

Nita Ambani's campaign to conquer the public eye Those who watched Nita's rise revealed an almost megalomaniacal instinct to thrust herself into the spotlight and position herself as the jewel in the Reliance crown.

The latest issue of The Caravan magazine has a profile of Nita Ambani by Amrita Singh. It is a must-read.
caravanmagazine.in/media/nita-a...

On a @casipenn.bsky.social Deep Dive, we speak to @joshuaehrlich.bsky.social about his fascinating book that examines how the East India Company thought about knowledge – and why he sees echoes with the discourse around Big Tech firms today.

casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/rohan-ve...

Smoke seen rising after Israel bombed Beirut

Amidst talks of an imminent ceasefire, Israel just bombed Beirut. They have now issued multiple threats again, this time in Haret Hreik and Burj Barajneh. #Lebanon

quite interesting when Twitter mutuals are very active here but also “forget” to follow you back here

Spent five minutes on Twitter. Can confirm, it is still really shit.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar comes in and goes to RCB for 10.75CR.

Jayden Goodwin has followed 139 with 69 in the pink-ball Shield game vs South Australia.

He's in the PM's XI squad to face India next weekend - will be interesting to see how he goes

#SheffieldShield

A book worth reading.

Jaiswal only scores daddy hundreds. All his international centuries have been converted into 150s and more.

I think for me it was Viru. Loved him a lot as a kid. Then as I was getting more into the game I saw Kohli at the U19 level and then became a fan instantly. Now the love stays bc of Bumrah.

Sport may be a blunt tool of social change, but it’s time to take a stand against Israel | Jonathan Liew As the bombardment continues in Gaza, bodies such as Fifa and the IOC have evaded taking a stand. But fans’ solidarity with Palestinians is growing and should not be ignored

this week's column www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/n...

I know it's a weird time, but it's not great when people call themselves "Twitter refugees" in their Bluesky bios considering how many actual refugees there are in the world right now

Complaints against police taken lightly: Bombay High Court orders State to pay ₹1 lakh for illegal arrest The Bombay High Court recently ordered ₹1 lakh in compensation to a woman from Mumbai for the unlawful arrest of her husband, while also highlighting serious co

Bombay HC orders the state govt to pay 1 lakh compensation for illegal arrest. It's high time Indian police officers had to face real consequences when they make a mockery of the law. I'm hoping this sets a precedent and we see more such judgements.

www.barandbench.com/news/litigat...

This is your reminder that Israel should not exist.

Counties warned to spend ringfenced cash on women’s cricket or risk losing it Counties hosting professional women’s teams will be strictly monitored to ensure the England and Wales Cricket Board’s multimillion pound investment is being used to achieve gender equality

I feel quite heartened by this as it seems there will be genuine auditing of where the money is going, & if it isn’t being spent on women’s cricket then the counties will be in trouble.

www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/n...

Hoping for plenty of Blue Sky in Perth on Friday!

One of the most anticipated Test Series begins.

Australia playing India for the Border Gavaskar Trophy.

It’s live on 5 Sports Extra & BBC Sounds.

AND you can also WATCH highlights on the BBC Sport website & app.

#bbccricket #AUSvIND

Indonesia, ranked 130, beat Saudi Arabia (R: 59) 2-0 in the #FIFAWCQ2026. This is possibly Indonesia's greatest football result.

But of the starting XI, 8 were born in the Netherlands, one in 🇧🇪, while only 2 from 🇮🇩.

Since 2023, Indonesia has adopted naturalized players for the NT.

Looks like I definitely don’t have the bandwidth for two social media platforms - so I’ll be on the other hellsite for now. If any of my mutuals from there are planning to leave that space altogether, let me know. I’ll follow you guys here and catch up from time to time. ♥️

Done a quick cricket media etc list on here of the people I’m aware of go.bsky.app/RbvmeuW

The T20I XI can be flexible and I don't think they will struggle with that. They have good options. The ODI XI though is gonna be a concern and that's why Buttler wants both Root and Stokes back.

One year ago today, BCCI lost, but India won. Without 19 November, there is no 4 June. If Panauti Mantri Modi was allowed to parade the World Cup around the country with Sharma and Kohli besides him, sanghi log 400 paar ho hi jaate. Sharda Ugra's reportage reflected as much too. Biggest relief ever.

Did he ever finish that series?