Sam Dalling

@samdalling.bsky.social

Freelance writer - The Guardian, The Telegraph, Wisden, FourFourTwo, BBC Sport & more. Freelance commentator - Somerset CCC, Durham CCC, BBC Radio London, ECB, the Blaze. Podcasts - TrueFaith, Cider Press Solicitor - pensions at Sacker & Partners

Heading to Paris shortly. Saturday? Liverpool. Wednesday? City. Then what? Spurs, Villa & City, again, maybe even with another European trip squeezed in. Make or break? Hmmm, I hope I look really silly in a months' time but I fear the latter. #nufc

🏏 Latest scribbles for the Athletic. A look at what could be England's next Ashes tour squad. Well, obviously it won't be but it is fun to try, right?! The good news? Some serious talent included, but also plenty of it omitted. www.nytimes.com/athletic/698...

England’s Next Gen: Who are the bright young things offering hope for the future?

The senior team may be licking their wounds after another Ashes thrashing, but there are promising youngsters emerging through the ranks

nytimes.com

⚽ Lots of noise about managerial outs and ins but really what we all want to know is how many millimetres between the collar and the top of the player name, right? A piece from the a couple of days spent behind the team with the brilliant Wolves kit team 👇 www.theguardian.com/football/202...

‘These guys are like family to me’: behind the scenes with Wolves’s kitman

Sean Ruiz and his team revealed the kit preparations and dressing room routines that make the players tick

theguardian.com