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Pant’s painful innings will stick in the mind but should he really have risked further injury? | Taha Hashim Seeing more balls threaten his already broken foot raises question of whether Test cricket should have replacements

Watching Pant today felt thrilling/joyous/stressful/morally dubious

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Old Trafford chaos as Lancashire try to woo India but forget local fans | Taha Hashim County apologise to visitors who struggled to get into ground on first day of fourth Test because of problems at the gates

“Lancashire Cricket is playing its role in supporting bilateral trade talks between the UK and Indian governments.”

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Twenty years later: how 2005 Ashes marked end of cricket as we knew it England’s titanic tussle with Australia enthralled a nation but then the Test game vanished from UK free-to-air TV

A piece in which I get to mention the most iconic moment of Kevin Pietersen’s career: his 2014 appearance on the Graham Norton Show with Taylor Swift

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Zohran Mamdani won by being himself – and his victory has revealed the Islamophobic ugliness of others | Nesrine Malik The vicious reaction to his New York mayoral success tells us this: the establishment will not countenance mainstream voters making common cause with Muslims, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

This week’s column is on people losing their minds, and insulting the public’s intelligence, over Mamdani.

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Israel kills innocent Palestinians. Activists spray-paint a plane. Guess which the UK government calls terrorism | Sally Rooney If Palestine Action becomes a proscribed group, writing these words of support could become a serious offence. It’s vital we fight this alarming attack on free speech, says writer Sally Rooney

Israel kills innocent Palestinians. Activists spray-paint a plane. Guess which the UK government calls terrorism | Sally Rooney

The Spin | David ‘Syd’ Lawrence’s brave race against time to tell his remarkable story Former England bowler has motor neurone disease and his new autobiography vividly describes his daily experience

David Lawrence has a remarkable story to tell

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Despotism v capitalism: PSG v Inter is clash of styles on and off pitch | Jonathan Liew Champions League final features opposing tactical approaches and two radically different ownership models

Despotism v capitalism: PSG v Inter is clash of styles on and off pitch | Jonathan Liew

‘I worried I might start finding it normal. But I never did’ – what I learned as the Guardian’s Jerusalem correspondent After four years reporting from Israel and Palestine, our correspondent is returning to the UK. She reveals the grief, horror and hope that defined her time there

A brilliant, bracing read from our former Jerusalem correspondent Bethan McKernan on the reality of reporting the horrors that are still unfolding in Gaza

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AFC Wimbledon revel in reaching League One after edging out Walsall in playoff final Myles Hippolyte’s goal in first-half stoppage time gave AFC Wimbledon a 1-0 win over Walsall in the League Two playoff final at Wembley

Wimbledon: underrated 2004 romcom and 2025 League Two playoff champions

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Twenty years later: how 2005 Ashes marked end of cricket as we knew it England’s titanic tussle with Australia enthralled a nation but then the Test game vanished from UK free-to-air TV

A piece in which I get to mention the most iconic moment of Kevin Pietersen’s career: his 2014 appearance on the Graham Norton Show with Taylor Swift

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Cricket paying the price for being ruled by the big stick, and the big cheque | Barney Ronay The suspension of the IPL has ramifications for the game worldwide, but it has allowed itself to be too in thrall to the Indian money machine

Cricket: time to pay the ferryman
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Israel committing genocide in Gaza, says EU’s former top diplomat Josep Borrell also criticises EU response to what he calls largest ethnic cleansing operation since second world war The former EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has launched a blistering attack on Israel, accusing its government of committing genocide in Gaza and “carrying out the largest ethnic-cleansing operation since the end of the second world war in order to create a splendid holiday destination”. Borrell, a former Spanish foreign minister who served as the EU’s top diplomat from 2019 to 2024, and president of the European parliament from 2004 to 2007, also criticised the bloc’s failure to use all the means at its disposal to influence Israel, saying expressions of regret were simply not enough. Continue reading...

Israel committing genocide in Gaza, says EU’s former top diplomat

Labour promised trans people dignity. I am not sure it knows the meaning of the word | Nicky Bandini The terror I felt after coming out as a trans woman was assuaged by the acceptance I encountered in the real world. Someone should let our policymakers know, says football writer and broadcaster Nicky...

Had to take a step out of my sports writing comfort zone this week to say a thing that needed to be said.

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‘Tainted victory’: Newcastle’s Saudi influence still divisive after success Concerns about the club’s ownership remain strong despite the euphoria of ending a 70-year wait for a domestic trophy

Tainted victory: Newcastle’s Saudi influence still divisive after success.

Really good, and important, reporting by @draper-rob.bsky.social for @theguardian.com

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ECB update on cricket's action plan to tackle racism and all forms of discrimination

Edwards is viewed as a one-off. But it’s been put to me that if ECB doesn’t follow their pledge for open recruitment processes, why should Counties when they look to recruit coaches. That’s the trickle down effect. See pt 11 re recruitment all ECB roles: www.ecb.co.uk/news/2463053

Ben Foakes: ‘I never felt like a go-to guy for England’ Surrey wicketkeeper tells Taha Hashim about the mental toll of his stop-start Test career, the freedom of moving on and T20 ambitions

Good to hear from Ben Foakes on getting dropped last year and what comes next: sounds like he wants a proper crack at the white-ball world

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Ben Foakes: It's quite clear that England are moving on from me | The Cricketer When Jordan Cox, Ollie Pope and Ollie Robinson were all ahead of the Surrey wicketkeeper in the pecking order for the winter tour of New Zealand, it told the 32-year-old all he needed to know

Chatted with Ben Foakes last week about whether he's done with England and why he's keen on developing his white-ball game. Thought he was really interesting.

Sonny Baker: ‘I want to be the guy where people are coming out of the bar to watch you bowl’ Hampshire signing and England hopeful on the season ahead, getting to know Andrew Flintoff and learning from other quicks of the past

Had a great time chatting to Sonny Baker. We talked Steyn, Wahab, Flintoff, Lee, Gillespie - he’s bookish when it comes to the quicks

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Sonny Baker: ‘I want to be the guy where people are coming out of the bar to watch you bowl’ Hampshire signing and England hopeful on the season ahead, getting to know Andrew Flintoff and learning from other quicks of the past

Had a great time chatting to Sonny Baker. We talked Steyn, Wahab, Flintoff, Lee, Gillespie - he’s bookish when it comes to the quicks

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Jon Lewis' departure only acknowledges one of England Women's problems | The Cricketer It was announced on Friday that Jon Lewis was no longer England Women's head coach, the result of a disastrous winter that began with a exit from the T20 World Cup and ended with an Ashes whitewash

Ultimately, no head coach survives a 16-0 Ashes whitewash.

Piece on Jon Lewis' tenure: the successes, the shortcomings, the end, the team he leaves behind, the next steps.

Pakistani paranoia fuelled by Hundred snub, but reasons may be closer to home No picks in Hundred draft continue global trend. But poor results and board intransigence are also to blame

On 0 Pakistan players in the Hundred

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The Spin | We should love this India team but Champions Trophy felt a hollow triumph Rohit Sharma’s side are all-time greats but Indian dominance has created imbalance and over-dependence

Great Spinning from @danielgallan.bsky.social

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England turn to Banton with consolation the target after sorry series Somerset batter who last played 50-over cricket in 2020 set to feature in final ODI, with a whitewash looming

Tom Banton plays his first List-A game since August 2020, an ODI against Ireland.

Some ask to find his one-day tempo against this attack, in these conditions

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Rohit Sharma hits century as India surge to ODI series victory over England India beat England by four wickets in the second ODI to clinch the series with a game to spare after Sharma’s heroics

England’s captain the last time they won an ODI series? Zak Crawley

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Golden Goal: John O’Shea for Manchester United v Arsenal (2005) The Irishman enjoyed a ‘Cantona moment’ during a a fiery encounter at Highbury exactly 20 years ago, on and off the pitch

Went back 20 years for this. Also my first ever United kit

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Golden Goal: John O’Shea for Manchester United v Arsenal (2005) The Irishman enjoyed a ‘Cantona moment’ during a a fiery encounter at Highbury exactly 20 years ago, on and off the pitch

Today marks 20 years exactly since one of the greatest, most epic moments in Premier League history: Highbury. The tunnel. Keane and Vieira.

@tahahashim.bsky.social has written about it for @theguardian.com. Sort of.

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England lose series after India win fourth T20 amid substitution controversy India won in Pune by 15 runs with Harshit Rana taking three key wickets after coming on as a concussion replacement for batter Shivam Dube

Well that’s not very like-for-like, is it

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England’s Jamie Overton ‘trying to be a ninja’ in channelling intensity The England all-rounder’s skills with the bat are also facing a challenge reaching the innings end game in India

In 2019 Lewis Gregory had a go at being England's No 7 in five T20s against New Zealand. He batted three times, bowled just four overs across the series. Seven's a tough, brutal, possibly lonely position in the side.

Big task for Jamie Overton to get it right:

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Adil Rashid’s superb spell spins England to victory in third T20 against India Adil Rashid was instrumental as India failed to chase down 172 to give England hope in the series

Some sight watching Adil Rashid toss up his leggies and go at less than four an over in a T20 in India

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Tilak Varma denies England as India edge to dramatic victory in second T20 Tilak Varma unbeaten 55-ball 72 helped his side to a 2-0 lead in the five-match series with England

England going pace, pace, pace is very fun. Problem is, Tilak Varma thought so too

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