Barney Ronay
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A Wembley no-show. Presumably the EFL may consider upgrading this to a 3-0
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Total Pep has fun but Arsenal will worry about display of collective amnesia | Barney Ronay
Finals are supposed to be close but Arsenalâs internal architecture collapsed and Manchester City walked them around in a headlock
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/22/total-pep-has-fun-but-arsenal-will-worry-about-display-of-collective-amnesia
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A Wembley no-show. Presumably the EFL may consider upgrading this to a 3-0
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Total Pep has fun but Arsenal will worry about display of collective amnesia | Barney Ronay
Finals are supposed to be close but Arsenalâs internal architecture collapsed and Manchester City walked them around in a headlock
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/22/total-pep-has-fun-but-arsenal-will-worry-about-display-of-collective-amnesia
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Chelsea: the dead hand
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Chelseaâs pathetic fine for Abramovich-era payments puts Tierney row in shade | Barney Ronay
The playersâ bizarre huddle and Roseniorâs odd responses should not distract attention from a light punishment that diminishes the Premier League
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/21/chelsea-huddles-transfer-ban-problems
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Chelsea: the dead hand
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Chelseaâs pathetic fine for Abramovich-era payments puts Tierney row in shade | Barney Ronay
The playersâ bizarre huddle and Roseniorâs odd responses should not distract attention from a light punishment that diminishes the Premier League
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/21/chelsea-huddles-transfer-ban-problems
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Well done to everyone at the club present and past, and to Lewisham council, in particular the brilliant Brenda Dacres
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Ten years of acrimony finally at an end as Millwall get a new lease of life | Barney Ronay
Transformative 999-year deal is a massive moment in the history of the club and the violent cultural push-pull of London
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/20/millwall-lease-new-den-lewisham
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Retro Mo
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Salah springs to life and plays retro Mo in his own tribute act for Liverpool | Barney Ronay
The Egypt forward led Galatasaray a merry dance for 17 second-half minutes to Anfieldâs delight
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/19/mohamed-salah-liverpool-galatasary-champions-league
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Springtime for Eze and Arsenal
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Eze keeps Arsenalâs shot at history alive with magic moment against Leverkusen | Barney Ronay
Mikel Artetaâs side are 16 games from the quadruple, helped by the forwardâs devastating strike in this last-16 second leg
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/17/eze-keeps-arsenals-shot-at-history-alive-with-magic-moment-against-leverkusen
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Springtime for Eze and Arsenal
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Eze keeps Arsenalâs shot at history alive with magic moment against Leverkusen | Barney Ronay
Mikel Artetaâs side are 16 games from the quadruple, helped by the forwardâs devastating strike in this last-16 second leg
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/17/eze-keeps-arsenals-shot-at-history-alive-with-magic-moment-against-leverkusen
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From London stadium last night. Maybe the nervous energy that was meant to kill Arsenal is actually the thing that makes them stronger
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Nerves were meant to afflict Arsenal, but Manchester City lack their nervous energy | Barney Ronay
The draw at West Ham shows City trying to create a sense of who they are, but Arsenal know their identity even in bad moments
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/15/arsenal-manchester-city-west-ham-premier-league-title-race
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From London stadium last night. Maybe the nervous energy that was meant to kill Arsenal is actually the thing that makes them stronger
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Nerves were meant to afflict Arsenal, but Manchester City lack their nervous energy | Barney Ronay
The draw at West Ham shows City trying to create a sense of who they are, but Arsenal know their identity even in bad moments
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/15/arsenal-manchester-city-west-ham-premier-league-title-race
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The Hundred: now with new death threat feature
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Ashes gagging orders and a storm over a teacup: it must be the new cricket season | Barney Ronay
The revamped Hundred will bring us the awkward spectacle of men in chinos struggling to keep the lid on a Pandoraâs box of political volatility
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/mar/14/the-hundred-ecb-county-cricket-season
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Wait. Are we... the bad guys?
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English clubs have week to forget in Champions League â but is that a bad thing? | Barney Ronay
Of six teams in the last 16, only two â Arsenal and Liverpool â look more likely than not to get to the quarter-finals. But does it matter?
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/12/premier-league-clubs-struggle-champions-league-is-that-bad-thing
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Wait. Are we... the bad guys?
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English clubs have week to forget in Champions League â but is that a bad thing? | Barney Ronay
Of six teams in the last 16, only two â Arsenal and Liverpool â look more likely than not to get to the quarter-finals. But does it matter?
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/12/premier-league-clubs-struggle-champions-league-is-that-bad-thing
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Anatomy of a non-freakish mistake. Don't pick your ball-playing 23 year old goalkeeper against the best pressing team in the world.
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Kvaratskhelia is PSGâs hyper-skilled traveller to expose Chelseaâs naivety | Barney Ronay
European champions rediscover mojo thanks to maverick Georgianâs late show to surely put tie beyond Chelseaâs reach
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/12/khvicha-kvaratskhelia-psg-chelsea-naivety-champions-league
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The Ajax of Cruyff. The Barcelona of Messi. The Arsenal of Zubimendi. 19 games from mount rushmore. Can the internet cope?
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Debate over Arsenalâs style masks an undeniable march toward greatness | Barney Ronay
Arsenalâs path to a quadruple appears manageable â give Mikel Arteta and co serious credit for getting here
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/10/arsenal-mikel-arteta-style-quadruple
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These Iranian women are
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While Trump monetises war, Iran womenâs team deliver great act of sporting heroism | Barney Ronay
In refusing to sing the national anthem these athletes have placed themselves in grave danger while Gianni Infantio sides with the American war machine
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/06/donald-trump-monetises-war-iran-womens-team-deliver-great-act-sporting-heroism
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These Iranian women are
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While Trump monetises war, Iran womenâs team deliver great act of sporting heroism | Barney Ronay
In refusing to sing the national anthem these athletes have placed themselves in grave danger while Gianni Infantio sides with the American war machine
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/06/donald-trump-monetises-war-iran-womens-team-deliver-great-act-sporting-heroism
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Tudor is to do
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Igor Tudor enacts ghostly role in the most stupid of hires with Tottenham too bad to stay up | Barney Ronay
The problem here is not the interim manager, itâs the ad hoc interim ownership and the short-term sense of identity at this ghost town club
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/05/igor-tudor-tottenham-crystal-palace-premier-league-relegation
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Tudor is to do
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Igor Tudor enacts ghostly role in the most stupid of hires with Tottenham too bad to stay up | Barney Ronay
The problem here is not the interim manager, itâs the ad hoc interim ownership and the short-term sense of identity at this ghost town club
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/05/igor-tudor-tottenham-crystal-palace-premier-league-relegation
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Donât know what the answer is. But it seems important to say it
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Infantinoâs idolisation of Trump has left football with blood on its hands | Barney Ronay
The Fifa presidentâs sycophancy towards the US president has left the organisation facing a new nadir, but any reckoning seems a distant prospect
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/02/fifa-gianni-infantino-idolisation-donald-trump-football-world-cup-us-israel-middle-east
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Donât know what the answer is. But it seems important to say it
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Infantinoâs idolisation of Trump has left football with blood on its hands | Barney Ronay
The Fifa presidentâs sycophancy towards the US president has left the organisation facing a new nadir, but any reckoning seems a distant prospect
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/02/fifa-gianni-infantino-idolisation-donald-trump-football-world-cup-us-israel-middle-east
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The answer is: isosceles
add a skeleton here at some point
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The answer is: isosceles
add a skeleton here at some point
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Three corners, two equal sides
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Is this really the beautiful game? Well yes, and no ⊠but the panic is fun to watch | Barney Ronay
If every win is going to be painful from here, you may as well just take the painful wins â welcome to Arsenalâs late title stagger
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/01/arsenal-chelsea-mikel-arteta-premier-league-title-race
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Scotland: a new hope
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Scotlandâs three-way title race generates precious glimmer of interest in a moribund era | Barney Ronay
Hearts are threatening to upset the dominance of Celtic and Rangers in a break from the deadening European norm and can lift audiences from apathy
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/feb/28/hearts-celtic-rangers-scotland-title-race-generates-precious-glimmer-of-interest
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A Hundred balls
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English cricketâs hunger for Indian money has led it into a moral and legal minefield | Barney Ronay
The potential exclusion of Pakistan players in the Hundred could breach UK laws on discrimination and leave the ECB exposed
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/25/english-crickets-hunger-for-indian-money-has-led-it-into-a-moral-and-legal-minefield
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A Hundred balls
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English cricketâs hunger for Indian money has led it into a moral and legal minefield | Barney Ronay
The potential exclusion of Pakistan players in the Hundred could breach UK laws on discrimination and leave the ECB exposed
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/25/english-crickets-hunger-for-indian-money-has-led-it-into-a-moral-and-legal-minefield
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Tottenham: the content of discontent
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Tottenham job has become a public meat grinder and the fansâ pain is more content | Barney Ronay
Ritualistic Spurs manager sacking is a marker in the year, but the failing lies with executives responsible for some really vague recruitment
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/feb/14/tottenham-spurs-thomas-frank-sacked-media-player-power
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Tottenham: the content of discontent
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Tottenham job has become a public meat grinder and the fansâ pain is more content | Barney Ronay
Ritualistic Spurs manager sacking is a marker in the year, but the failing lies with executives responsible for some really vague recruitment
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/feb/14/tottenham-spurs-thomas-frank-sacked-media-player-power
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James Dart
about 1 month ago
âManchester United supporters may be stuck with Ratcliffe. But football, sport and everything in its arc can reject the things he is asking us to do, refuse to be spooked, refuse to fall into the arms of the opportunist he is promoting.â By
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Football must reject Sir Jim Ratcliffeâs cynical, self-serving electioneering | Barney Ronay
Tax exile has already proven himself a terrible club owner; now his ill-informed diatribe about immigration has poured fuel on wider flames
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/feb/12/football-must-reject-sir-jim-ratcliffes-cynical-self-serving-electioneering
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The 400 mile round trip soaking wet midweek away fan. This is why they do it
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Seskoâs nonchalance late strike show of resilience that enhances Carrickâs cause | Barney Ronay
The winning run may be over but his Manchester United team showed fight until the end against West Ham
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/feb/11/benjamin-sesko-michael-carrick-west-ham-manchester-united-premier-league
about 1 month ago
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Vg from VG
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Gyökeresâ gifts of bundling and poaching suggest Arsenal have found the real thing | Barney Ronay
After a slow start, the Sweden striker is now appearing regularly on the scoresheet with six goals in eight games
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/feb/07/gyokeres-gifts-of-bundling-and-poaching-suggest-arsenal-have-found-the-real-thing
about 2 months ago
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Pep, the boy who completed Tetris
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Guardiola can be both right to speak out and a performative hypocrite | Barney Ronay
Coach should not âstick to footballâ when football strays into politics and death but his role as fluffer for his clubâs autocratic owners cannot be ignored
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/feb/07/guardiola-can-be-both-right-to-speak-out-and-a-performative-hypocrite-on-sudan
about 2 months ago
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Sooryavanshi currently on 50 off 24 balls in Indiaâs semi. Still 14
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What a 14-year-old Instagram sensation and six-hitting superstar tells us about life and cricket | Barney Ronay
The inexorable rise of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will continue in the Indian Premier League this year, but it is unlikely to stop there
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jan/03/vaibhav-sooryavanshi-14-year-old-instagram-sensation-cricket-ipl-india
about 2 months ago
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The Guardian's Football Weekly podcast
about 2 months ago
âYouâve entered the Cucurella Zoneâ The Football Weekly panel try their best to unpack a hilarious moment at Stamford Bridge from the weekend.
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The Guardian's Football Weekly podcast
about 2 months ago
đŹ Manchester City's draw with Spurs means they have only won one game in their last six. đ«Ą Arsenal demolish Leeds 4-0 at Elland Road. âł Manchester United beat Fulham 3-2 in added time.
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Arsenal. Why does it feel like this?
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Arsenalâs terminally online Premier League title pursuit is a symbol of our times | Barney Ronay
A robotic team running on data and scrutinised relentlessly in a climate of angst and rage feels like a metaphor for the digital age
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jan/30/arsenal-terminally-online-premier-league-title-pursuit-is-a-symbol-of-our-times
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Arsenal. Why does it feel like this?
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Arsenalâs terminally online Premier League title pursuit is a symbol of our times | Barney Ronay
A robotic team running on data and scrutinised relentlessly in a climate of angst and rage feels like a metaphor for the digital age
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jan/30/arsenal-terminally-online-premier-league-title-pursuit-is-a-symbol-of-our-times
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One problem with rebuilding the England cricket team. It represents nothing. Has no meaning. Is basically some employees of a wealthy minority pursuit. And doesnât read its own reports.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
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Sack the vibe: goodbye Bazball and hello Englandâs search for a cricketing soul | Barney Ronay
There have to be consequences for Rob Key and Brendon McCullum but English cricketâs problems lie much deeper and will be much harder to fix
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jan/08/sack-the-vibe-goodbye-bazball-and-hello-englands-search-for-a-cricketing-soul
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One problem with rebuilding the England cricket team. It represents nothing. Has no meaning. Is basically some employees of a wealthy minority pursuit. And doesnât read its own reports.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
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Sack the vibe: goodbye Bazball and hello Englandâs search for a cricketing soul | Barney Ronay
There have to be consequences for Rob Key and Brendon McCullum but English cricketâs problems lie much deeper and will be much harder to fix
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jan/08/sack-the-vibe-goodbye-bazball-and-hello-englands-search-for-a-cricketing-soul
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The sun also rises
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Jacob Bethell plays starring role in Ashes Wars Episode 5: A New Hope | Barney Ronay
A brilliant hundred against an elite attack on a wearing pitch shows this England Test team can still survive and evolve
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jan/07/jacob-bethell-plays-starring-role-in-ashes-wars-episode-5-a-new-hope
3 months ago
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The sun also rises
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Jacob Bethell plays starring role in Ashes Wars Episode 5: A New Hope | Barney Ronay
A brilliant hundred against an elite attack on a wearing pitch shows this England Test team can still survive and evolve
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jan/07/jacob-bethell-plays-starring-role-in-ashes-wars-episode-5-a-new-hope
3 months ago
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This is the end
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Conscript Potts is Englandâs paratrooper fighting a lonely Ashes war in Sydney | Barney Ronay
While Englandâs batting always gets to hog the limelight, this tour has also been lost in the bowling fade-outs
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jan/06/conscript-matt-potts-england-paratrooper-fighting-lonely-ashes-war-sydney-cricket
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This is the end
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Conscript Potts is Englandâs paratrooper fighting a lonely Ashes war in Sydney | Barney Ronay
While Englandâs batting always gets to hog the limelight, this tour has also been lost in the bowling fade-outs
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jan/06/conscript-matt-potts-england-paratrooper-fighting-lonely-ashes-war-sydney-cricket
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The bad thing
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Anatomy of an Ashes brain-fade: Jamie Smith and the shot heard around the world
Englandâs meek concession of the series is a waste of talent and this stroke sums up the structural failure
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jan/05/jamie-smith-cricket-england-dismissal-ashes-australia
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The bad thing
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Anatomy of an Ashes brain-fade: Jamie Smith and the shot heard around the world
Englandâs meek concession of the series is a waste of talent and this stroke sums up the structural failure
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jan/05/jamie-smith-cricket-england-dismissal-ashes-australia
3 months ago
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Cryptic Baz
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Jacob Bethellâs place remains a puzzle as gifted batter is let down by stop-start approach | Barney Ronay
The No 3 has been belatedly shoved into this role in the Ashes after a summer starved of proper cricket
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jan/04/jacob-bethells-place-still-a-puzzle-as-gifted-batter-is-let-down-by-englands-planning
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Itâs a Vaib
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What a 14-year-old Instagram sensation and six-hitting superstar tells us about life and cricket | Barney Ronay
The inexorable rise of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will continue in the Indian Premier League this year, but it is unlikely to stop there
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jan/03/vaibhav-sooryavanshi-14-year-old-instagram-sensation-cricket-ipl-india
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Itâs a Vaib
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What a 14-year-old Instagram sensation and six-hitting superstar tells us about life and cricket | Barney Ronay
The inexorable rise of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will continue in the Indian Premier League this year, but it is unlikely to stop there
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jan/03/vaibhav-sooryavanshi-14-year-old-instagram-sensation-cricket-ipl-india
3 months ago
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âAnd when I click my fingers it will be 3-2⊠and you will remember nothingâ
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McCullum must be held to account even if England end Ashes with another win | Barney Ronay
A 3-2 series scoreline may make it hard to change coach but you donât reward a failure of planning because the players clawed a bit back when it was too late
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/dec/30/brendon-mccullum-must-be-held-account-england-ashes-cricket
3 months ago
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