Increasingly convinced the only people that read my stuff are like a couple dozen dudes on Reddit and then just other journalists. And honestly I am entirely alright with that. Y'all are my target audience.
This is not a 14 team World Cup and mindlessly parroting the ICC's bullshit claims that it is reflects very poorly on every journalist who does so.
Cricinfo@cricinfo.com · 3w agoICYMI: a major revamp to the format of next year's men's ODI World Cup 👀
I have been compelled to do another substack, this one on 2027 WC Qualification, by people being relentlessly wrong on the internet and also in the supposedly serious paper press. substack.com/home/post/p-...
You are all Wrong about the Rankings (again)
2027 World Cup Qualification and the ODI rankings race
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Genuinely hilarious that the KNCB likely just accidentally broke a huge story they didn't even know about by just not being able to count to 14 (or 12).
Bracing for absolutely horrifc news out of the ICC meet today. Bonfire of the Pathways inbound I fear.
Rumours swirling ahead of the ICC meet in Edinburgh are even more alarming than usual. Increasingly seems ODI cricket is going to get utterly gut-shot on Wednesday, at the direction of some clowns at McKinsey.
Down the the Bos for the penultimate round of Topklasse 2026. Biking to the Cricket Tunes: We Don't Have a Drummer - Musica 2 www.youtube.com/watch?v=yysz...
Headless Zebra
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PRAY ONLY TO BE EATEN FIRST (was the original title for this) (oh yeah and I have a substack now pls like&subscribe or smthn)
Show Me the Money
Does the franchise model even make financial sense in Europe?
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First back-on-bluesky-only gossip: KNCB's head coach (and HP director) vacancy hasn't even been advertised yet, but word is the leading candidate for the Netherlands men's job is former Queensland coach Johan Botha.
Good news, everyone! I rediscovered my Bluesky login. Still on the other place too but will be posting the best stuff here first. and the widely-tolerated series "Biking to the Cricket Tunes" will also be a Bluesky exclusive from here on out.
New Sunset Rubdown album? When did that happen? Well that's today's belatedly biking to cricket tunes sorted then. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRpNglUxQP0&list=PLrK_gUZWeddUwToWB3GLcr4kzAHaRQ25d&index=4
Aye and RvdM's HBS affilitation is a bit hypothetical at this point tbh.
Couple of changes for the Dutch squad that heads to Scotland for the next leg of #CWCL2, most notably a call up for VRA's left arm quick Ben Fletcher, who replaces Klaassen. Recall for the veteran Wes Barresi too, in for de Leede. So barring ZLC it's a 100% Topklasse squad...
worth making a mental note that cricinfo just uncritically tweeted this statement.
Off to the Bos again for the #CWCL2 tri-series opener - some Scottish nostalia tunes for the bike down: Teenage Fanclub - A Catholic Education https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj-HgIxh6P0&list=OLAK5uy_leXzxnWXRp3FHcAjTsYuhqcYPo-5H5ges
Just me planning some WT20I rankings strategies with aspiring teams here when the ICC come in with their sudden women's update... youtu.be/wKbU8B-QVZk?...
I Can't Believe You've Done This
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I thought the Fourth Home Rule Bill did away with these like a hundred years ago?
Happy ICC Men's ODI & T20I Team Rankings Update Day to all who celebrate.
Intriguingly, the Canadian press is describing Star 333 Sports, sponsor of the promised "Canada Super 60," as a UK-based company. Back when they were backing the Scottish Super 10 (that never happened) they were US-based. Fairly sure it's still Abhishek Shah. Guess he moved?
Have to say it was a bit disappointing to see only a single-camera silent stream for Afghanistan WXI vs CWB XI today given the significance. Okay cameras aren't cheap but how hard is it to wire up a mic for comms? There's a story to be told and surely plenty willing to tell it?
Bit of out-of-season Dutch domestic news for you all, Topklasse will be going back to 8 teams from 2026. So potentially three teams relegated to the Hoofdklasse at the end of next season. HK itself apparently also contracting, so could be a lot of relegation happening there too.
Missed this over the festive period. Cricket Canada cuit ties with Gurmeet Singh's Bombay Sports. Reasonable to surmise this likely means the end of the Canadian Global T20 League. www.cricketcanada.org/news-detail/...
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Cricket Canada - news detail/3562/Cricket Canada Announces Termination of Agreement with Bombay Sports Due to Breach of Contract
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Consistent positive noises regarding the long-mooted European T20 Franchise collaboration between Ireland, Netherlands and Scotland growing ever louder. We now have an ICC sign-off, a new name* and a putative window - July 15 - August 3rd next year. *the extremely dull "European T20 Premier League"
It is official now incidentally, they're off to Nepal next month for a WT20I tri-series along with Thailand.
More reportable news out of the KNCB meet: Netherlands Women will heasd to Kathmandu in late January for a T20 Tri-Series with Nepal and Thailand.
First reportable news from the KNCB meet; the men's tour to Zimbabwe is off, but Namibia and training tour to SA is still on.