"It's the first time I've ever been properly proud of myself" Really enjoyed speaking to Liam O'Brien, England's mixed disability vice-captain, about his momentous summer, his mindset, and striving to be the best player in the world.

"It's the first time I've ever been properly proud of myself" Really enjoyed speaking to Liam O'Brien, England's mixed disability vice-captain, about his momentous summer, his mindset, and striving to be the best player in the world.

It was a pleasure to speak to Davina Perrin, who is nominated for the Young Sports Personality of the Year award this evening, about dealing with expectation, being an inspiration and that century in The Hundred Eliminator.

"The world of cricket moves on without you, and you're left struggling along in the background" Really grateful to Somerset's Emma Corney for speaking to me about her rupturing her ACL, partially tearing her MCL and tearing her meniscus last season and the subsequent recovery ⤵️

"The mental battle is greater than the physical" 💬 Emma Corney details recovery from "horrendous" ACL rupture | @oscarress.bsky.social 🔗 tinyurl.com/3bpcrspz

"The world of cricket moves on without you, and you're left struggling along in the background" Really grateful to Somerset's Emma Corney for speaking to me about her rupturing her ACL, partially tearing her MCL and tearing her meniscus last season and the subsequent recovery ⤵️

“The belief it instils in you that when those big games come, we've been here before, we've had success, I think that's a hugely positive impact.” Great to speak to Hampshire’s Jimmy Adams and Ben Mayes ahead of the One Day Cup final tomorrow.

“The quality of the player is one thing, but the quality of the character is equal, if not beyond, the skill that they can potentially provide.” 💬 Tom Moody and Sam Billings on the famed Oval Invincibles culture that helped win back-to-back titles

"You always want to be that person who changes the game." Good to chat to allrounder, gun fielder and big moment player Phoebe Franklin, who has played a significant part in Surrey's success this season, ahead of the Women's T20 Blast Finals Day 👇

"I see all my failabilities, probably clearer than most, and there's a lot of them. I guess that's also the thing that makes me continue to want to be involved, is that there's always an opportunity to get better and contribute." Chat with Ellyse Perry ahead of her T20 Blast debut today⤵️

“God blessed me with the talent to play cricket” Really enjoyable chat with Dewald Brevis, Hampshire’s new overseas, about County Cricket, his faith and how he rediscovered himself 👇

Spent the last County Championship round at Trent Bridge and Derby. On day one of Nottinghamshire v Sussex I watched Brett Hutton and Josh Tongue take their wickets in very different ways and saw Middlesex almost implode against Derbyshire on the fourth day. Reports below ⬇️

Didier Drogba, Luis Suarez and Kyle Abbott... The Hampshire seamer spent the morning session haunting Somerset again to take his first-class record against them to 71 wickets at an average of 16.63 (40 wickets at 12.27 at Utilita Bowl)

Another thoroughly enjoyable round of County Championship action, with three days at Canterbury to watch Kent make it two wins out of two and day four at Hove for Sussex's first top flight win since 2015... Reports, news and interviews ⬇️

Another thoroughly enjoyable round of County Championship action, with three days at Canterbury to watch Kent make it two wins out of two and day four at Hove for Sussex's first top flight win since 2015... Reports, news and interviews ⬇️

Busy start to the County Championship season with three days at Hampshire watching the Ben Brown era start with a win over Yorkshire and then a Josh Tongue-inspired Notts beat Durham at Trent Bridge on the final day… Reports and interviews from all four days ⬇️

"I think we need to change those rules on the visas to allow me to play a full season, or at least longer than a month." Fergus O'Neill has called for tweaks to be made to visa restrictions for overseas players in the County Championship | @oscarress.bsky.social

Busy start to the County Championship season with three days at Hampshire watching the Ben Brown era start with a win over Yorkshire and then a Josh Tongue-inspired Notts beat Durham at Trent Bridge on the final day… Reports and interviews from all four days ⬇️

This season marks the dawn of a new red-ball era at Hampshire, which leaves many at the club feeling a bit "underrated" as potential title challengers | ✍️ @oscarress.bsky.social

"In both words and actions, the club barely managed to keep the most open secret in cricket, secret" | ✍️ @oscarress.bsky.social

Enjoyed speaking to Chris Guest and Richard Bedbrook about last month’s Women’s Under-19 World Cup 📏 How to measure success at the Under-19 level 📈 Taking the “positive option” 🇲🇾 Dealing with “developing conditions”

"If Young's century was an act of defiance against cruel selection, then Latham's was a routine demonstration of one of the team's most important cogs" | ✍️ @oscarress.bsky.social #ChampionsTrophy | #PAKvNZ

How will ICEC affect age group cricket? County coaches speak out | ✍️ @oscarress.bsky.social

Tom Banton: Right place, right time or much-needed boost for England's Champions Trophy hopes? | ✍️ @oscarress.bsky.social

Great to speak to Scotland's Andy Umeed about facing the USA and Nepal in Dallas in October, including scoring 98* in the first match 6️⃣ "Filthy slog" trying to get to his century ⚪ His One-Day Cup turnaround 🏏 Trips to Sri Lanka and Abu Dhabi to "challenge" himself this winter

"Few county cricketers have had a more interesting winter than Somerset's Andy Umeed" | ✍️ @oscarress.bsky.social 🔗 tinyurl.com/ndc9phej

"We can use the publicity of a day like Blue Monday to encourage people to connect with those they might not keep in touch with, without a reminder" | Mark Boyns, founder of @openingupcricket.bsky.social

Another push for this... "Sometimes it's a detriment of other boys...but if that's going to help him then it's my job to produce players to go on and play professional cricket" ✍️ tinyurl.com/nhczxx48

"When England's youthful ODI team used nine bowling options against West Indies, it told the story of their all-rounder depth, originating in the pathway system which champions multi-faceted cricketers" | ✍️ @oscarress.bsky.social FULL STORY → tinyurl.com/nhczxx48

"In this era, the constant message to our age group players and academy players is that you must have more than one thing going on in your game" I spoke to pathways directors from around the country about the county academy system which increasingly champions multi-faceted cricketers 👇

"In this era, the constant message to our age group players and academy players is that you must have more than one thing going on in your game" I spoke to pathways directors from around the country about the county academy system which increasingly champions multi-faceted cricketers 👇

Wrote about James Anderson’s potential Lancashire return. What it might mean for him, the team and county cricket…. 🖊️ www.thecricketer.com/Topics/count...

Really enjoyed speaking to Kate Cross this morning Despite her back injury, she’s happy to be the “crazy aunty” to England’s young bowlers as they try to win back the Ashes. ✍️ www.thecricketer.com/Topics/women...

Just three Test draws in 2024, matched as the lowest in the 21st century by only the covid-reduced 2020. A look at the dying art of batting out for the draw... www.thecricketer.com/Topics/premi...

My moment of the year was a 1.30 am shift when I witnessed Aaron Jones' brutal 94 to beat Canada in the men's 2024 T20 World Cup opener. The competition as a whole split opinion but maybe it just peaked too soon... www.thecricketer.com/Topics/premi...

"It's a bad day to be a beer" - Temba Bavuma What a performance by South Africa to qualify for the World Test Championship final. There were eight SA centurions in 2024, five of them maiden Test ones which is a great effort. www.thecricketer.com/Topics/inter...

If county performances are no longer a guarantee of an international opportunity, what does it all mean? Well, there was enough on the field as Surrey, Sussex, Gloucestershire and Glamorgan won silverware to keep players engaged...for now 2024 county cricket review: tinyurl.com/5n7dj79m

If county performances are no longer a guarantee of an international opportunity, what does it all mean? Well, there was enough on the field as Surrey, Sussex, Gloucestershire and Glamorgan won silverware to keep players engaged...for now 2024 county cricket review: tinyurl.com/5n7dj79m

Crisis of context as county cricket fights to keep players engaged | ✍️ @oscarress.bsky.social READ HERE ➡️ tinyurl.com/5n7dj79m

For all the theatre and exuberance of Sam Konstas' debut, Australia have looming succession questions. - Eight Tests to replace Warner with another opener - Only one member of the top 7 under 30 - Ruined a future answer with the mistreatment of McSweeney? www.thecricketer.com/Topics/premi...

Young pup @oscarress.bsky.social has the lowdown on the latest Lions squad announcement, including a couple of ‘shock’ call ups ⤵️ www.thecricketer.com/Topics/engla...

🌀 Shoaib Bashir v Tom Hartley? 🎳 Bolwer-heavy squad 🏆 Alex Davies and Sam Cook rewarded for county performances ❓ Is enough pressure being put on England's inconsistent Test side? Some talking points from today's Lions squad... www.thecricketer.com/Topics/engla...

Every Big Bash team has at least one English player this season. I spoke to Brisbane Heat's Paul Walter, Sydney Thunder's Sam Billings and Melbourne Stars head coach Peter Moores about why English players dominate the tournament... #BigBash www.thecricketer.com/Topics/bigba...

Every Big Bash team has at least one English player this season. I spoke to Brisbane Heat's Paul Walter, Sydney Thunder's Sam Billings and Melbourne Stars head coach Peter Moores about why English players dominate the tournament... #BigBash www.thecricketer.com/Topics/bigba...

Big crowds, good timing and guaranteed game time: Why do English players dominate the Big Bash? | ✍️ @oscarress.bsky.social READ HERE → tinyurl.com/m425uers

Since Peter Moores took over Melbourne Stars at the start of last season, the club have signed nine different overseas - seven have been English. I spoke to him about why he's picked Ben Duckett and Tom Curran for this year's Big Bash... #BigBash www.thecricketer.com/Topics/bigba...

For your £1 on @thecricketer.com today.. @oscarress.bsky.social has been following South Africa v England Women today and has filed a couple of stories including ⤵️ www.thecricketer.com/Topics/south...

Speaking of young men. That @oscarress.bsky.social has had a prolific day (and has some too Big Bash Bits coming up later in the week). Keaton Jennings has made @lancscricket.bsky.social supporters day ⤵️ www.thecricketer.com/Topics/count...

When Kate Cross was forced off the field with an injury after five balls in excruciatingly hot conditions, it could have been a struggle for England. Alice Capsey played a good wicket-taking hand as the sixth bowler to help clinch the ODI series... www.thecricketer.com/Topics/south...

Ryan Rickelton’s maiden Test century v Sri Lanka today means four players have scored their first Test centuries for South Africa in the last three matches… #SAvSL