Sue Gray day: the Partygate finale – podcast
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The Partygate saga culminated with a report on Wednesday on the extent of rule-breaking in Downing Street during lockdown. Peter Walker and Jonathan Freedland analyse what it means for the PM ...
New Zealand cricket great Daniel Vettori joins Australia’s new coaching staff
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Former New Zealand Test spinner Daniel Vettori will make a full-time switch to Australia’s cricket set-up after being appointed as one of Andrew McDonald’s two new assistant coaches. Vettori and Victorian Andre Borove...
Millions of dollars are flowing into US cricket. But is there a market for the sport?
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Whenever the subject of cricket in the United States comes up, the same old questions are asked. From the unlikely scenario of American kids swapping their NFL football for a cricket bat, to quizzical looks about the ...
Yorkshire v Warwickshire, Middlesex v Durham and more: county cricket – live!
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Saturday Night Live: major cast members bid farewell in season finale
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Season 47 of Saturday Night Live wraps up amid the news that several long-time cast members – Kyle Mooney, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson and possibly Michael Che – are departing. It’s fitting, then, that t...
Hassan Ali: ‘Wasim Akram told me to play county cricket. Finally I’m here ’
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It is the first morning of Lancashire’s County Championship game against Essex. Outside the Old Trafford pavilion, England’s highest wicket-taker is handing over a county cap. “I know you expected a bit more grass,” h...
Derry Girls finale review – absolutely cracker
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The final series of Derry Girls (Channel 4) has been a triumph. Rather than resting on its laurels, it pushed itself to new heights. From its celebrity cameos – classy, sparing, and in the last ever episode, it’s fair...
Tom Harrison brought in the money but left cricket smaller, poorer and divided
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Not so long ago someone put a plastic turd in an envelope and posted it to Tom Harrison at the England and Wales Cricket Board. Think of it as a parting gift from the disaffected of English cricket, to go with Harriso...