"enhancing her growing reputation as England cricket’s premier number 11 as she stood like a rabbit in the headlights..." But which player...?

Match report on a wet and windy day in Derby.

At Derby today for Derbyshire v Middlesex. Temperature at least 4 degrees higher than yesterday in Chester-le-street. Fair to say that it's still quite chilly!

I reckon that 11 of the 15 players for England's world cup squad are decided. But who of the squad of 30 in South Africa is most likely to earn a place on the team bus? Here are my thoughts... noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post...

New episode out today. Prediction: Netherlands will beat Australia in this summer's World Cup. You heard it here first!

It was great to talk to Netherlands international Isabel Van Der Woning this week, fresh from her exploits in Nepal, where she helped secure a T20 World Cup spot for the Dutch. open.spotify.com/episode/1DLN...

What a great tournament in Nepal. So pleased to see Scotland join Ireland, Netherlands and Bangladesh in England this summer. Nepal are co-hosting the under 19 world cup with Bangladesh this time next year. Expect more geo-political manoeuvring from BJP-BCCI-ICC.

"Australia are weakened by this appointment". Our thoughts about the surprise news of Alyssa Healy's successor.

Written piece about Saudi Arabia to go with today's episode. noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post...

New episode today about cricket and Saudi Arabia. open.spotify.com/episode/0iTm...

First episode of 2026 out today. The WPL starts this afternoon. Plus, 10 nations head to Nepal to decide who gets the final 4 places at this Summer's T20 World Cup. We assess who has the best chance. open.spotify.com/episode/2IMv...

Special bumper Christmas episode out now featuring Northamptonshire's Mabel Reid and a full review of 2025. England's 2025 record: won 14, lost 14, 1 no result (which we deserved to lose). Will things improve in 2026? open.spotify.com/episode/11BG...

Woeful Yorkshire unprepared for the reality of equity in 21st century cricket. Read all about the county fixtures for 2026 - who is giving prominence to their women's team and who is treating them unfairly? noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post...

Podcast is back after a (nearly) 2 week break. Enjoy!

Emergency pod. Our reaction to the World Cup final. Congratulations to India!

Some wild speculation of the future. Including the prospect of Davina Perrin lifting the World Cup (in 2041).

New episode out today! Career-defining innings from Rodrigues and Wolvaardt mean a new name will appear on the World Cup trophy. Hear our reaction as we try to follow the semi in a Manchester theatre. Plus Lennie Sims talks about her roots in Italy and in Bodyline. open.spotify.com/episode/11EL...

Time to remember Russell Osman in Escape to Victory.

Our 200th episode! Lots of memories from the last almost 5 years of the podcast plus very brief update on the World Cup. open.spotify.com/episode/4gKI...

World Cup episode. Who is the most valuable player so far? Which superstars have more ducks than Sainsbury's meat counter? Are Australia just toying with us all by letting their number 10 batter score a 50?

Arthur Miller, Harmanpreet Kaur, the 1982 FIFA World Cup and a plague of gnats. A few thoughts on a recent game at the ICC World Cup.

New article about to drop. It will be the first time I've used the phrase "quasi-Biblical plague of gnats" in a cricket match report.

"Chalk and cheese" or "cheese and crackers"? We discuss the transformation of England from old school writing implement to solidified dairy product in episode 197, out now! open.spotify.com/episode/7wKO...

An epic hour long deconstruction of the 2025 season out now. The highs (2 great finals days). The lows (1 not so good finals day). The road and rail trips. The team of the season. We relive it all! open.spotify.com/episode/4sLv...

My final match report of my first season in the press box. It has been a joy! noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post...

So it's Hampshire v Lancashire in the Metro Bank One Day Cup final on Sunday. In case anyone has missed it, here's my report of how Lancashire won their semi final yesterday. noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post...

New episode out this morning with Glamorgan's Eve Jackson previewing the Tier 2 One Day Cup final. open.spotify.com/episode/6prT...

My thoughts from today's semifinal in sunny Cardiff. noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post...

Germany lose to Netherlands in their final match of the tour, but have shown tremendous progress over the last week. noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post...

The story of how Harold Larwood's great great niece helped Italy defeat Germany today. noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post...

Ireland v Germany match report. Amy Hunter: teenage record breaker. noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post...

Match report on Netherlands v Germany today. Spoiler: it was not a close game noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post...

An article I wrote after yesterday's eliminator game about Issy Wong's sausage roll inspired performance. noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post...

Yorkshire await Middlesex in the Division 2 Vitality Blast final. Here's a report on how Middlesex got there. noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post...

Who should be in and who should be out of the 2025 World Cup squad? After England's final ODI of the summer and 10 weeks until the World Cup begins, here are my thoughts... noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post...

Here's my report on yesterday's game and the general state of England's ODI team as they prepare for the world cup. noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post...

Bonus episode out now. 100 years of Gunnersbury Cricket Club. It was a lot of fun putting this documentary together. open.spotify.com/episode/4XFq...

New episode out today. And watch out for a special bonus episode tomorrow. open.spotify.com/episode/4BFx...

Match report from New Road as a star is born at Worcester today. Caitlin Baker-Smith: remember the name! noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post...

New article as England prepare to play their final T20 game of 2025. noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post...

New episode out now with lots of chat about how India's fielding restricted England so effectively at Old Trafford. open.spotify.com/episode/61O0...

Preview article for this evening's match between England and India. Why do England play so few matches in the north? noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post...

New episode out today with the wonderful Maddie Ward open.spotify.com/episode/3a7t...

Fascinating interview with Birmingham Bears' Millie Taylor about moving to the Midlands and being a mirror image twin. open.spotify.com/episode/3qiD...

New podcast episode out this morning. open.spotify.com/episode/53fc...

Decided to not do GCSE marking for the whole of today and instead had a very good afternoon at Edgbaston. Bears' batting: fragile but deep. Charis Pavely: potential 2026 World Cup star. Esmae MacGregor: best bowler in the Blast. Read all about it: noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post...

Here are some thoughts on the ODI series V West Indies and a theory why they make it so difficult to access the car park at Grace Road. 👑🅿️

Some thoughts on the back of the first ODI of the Edwards era. noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post...

New podcast episode out now. T20 County Cup Finals Day review. What does success look like for England and for West Indies in the ODI series? Is Alice Capsey undropable? (Because whenever she gets dropped she gets an immediate recall). Plus Izzy Patel interview. open.spotify.com/episode/6mGV...

A tournament review, with splendidly constructed wall-chart graphics and a match report for the final. In summary: the One Day County Cup is one of the best ideas the ECB has had. So why don't they tell anyone about it? noughtiechildpodca.wixsite.com/my-site/post...