Long piece on Hampshire’s modern history - culminating in the club’s sale to the GMR Group www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/147749...

Hundred teams already using new ownership links to recruit talent for 2025 season. Expecting Rashid Khan, Nicholas Pooran, Steve Smith and Faf du Plessis to be among the men’s direct signings Full story on some of the ramifications of private investment: www.espncricinfo.com/story/the-hu...

The windfall from the Hundred sales process presents English cricket with a series of opportunities that it must not squander www.espncricinfo.com/story/ends-j...

Barely two years on from his starring role at the T20 World Cup, Sam Curran finds himself out of Brendon McCullum's England squads across all three formats. He reflects on a mid-career blip in this interview for @espncricinfo.com www.espncricinfo.com/story/sam-cu...

A wild day in English cricket: dropped catches and controversy on the pitch and seismic investment from the US off it. Stories on the sales of stakes in London Spirit (www.espncricinfo.com/story/silico...) and Welsh Fire (www.espncricinfo.com/story/welsh-...)

Australian cricket is watching the 'fascinating' sales process in the Hundred with interest. ECB's move leaves BBL as the only major league without private investment "The global landscape is moving fast," BBL chief Alistair Dobson tells @espncricinfo.com www.espncricinfo.com/story/bbl-wa...

Prospective Hundred investors fear the sales process is coming down to "pure financial factors" after building relationships with host venues over last five months But ECB defend their "thorough and rigorous" process ahead of imminent final round www.espncricinfo.com/story/hundre...

England bowled out for 132 in their 20 overs at Eden Gardens Jos Buttler – 68 off 44 (8x4, 2x6) The rest – 53 off 76 (5x4, 1x6) Extras – 11

James Vince interview with @espncricinfo.com: Why I quit red-ball cricket - and ECB's NOC policy means others will follow www.espncricinfo.com/story/james-...

James Vince has confirmed he has quit first-class cricket for 2025 - allows him to play in the PSL despite ECB's new NOC policy Has stepped down as Hampshire club captain but will lead in the Blast. Family moving to Dubai after attacks on home last year Story: www.espncricinfo.com/story/psl-20...

Four spare paperback copies of White Hot dropped off at the book exchange at Oval station — first come, first serve

Only six English players have been signed for PSL 2025 with two of them - Tom Kohler-Cadmore and James Vince - both caught in the crossfire of ECB's new NOC policy www.espncricinfo.com/story/psl-20...

An epic BBL game at Optus which provides a reminder of an obvious - but all too often forgotten - truth in the era of T20 saturation: cricket is so much better in front of a big crowd that genuinely cares who wins

Big moment in Bloemfontein: England debutant Ryana MacDonald-Gay nips one back to hit Marizanne Kapp's off stump. Five balls later, the threat of lightning holds play up They've spent three seasons together at Oval Invincibles in the Hundred - where MacDonald-Gay made her real breakthrough

No DRS for England's Test in South Africa due to its high cost. Cue Laura Wolvaardt given out lbw for 65 after smashing one into her pad🤦‍♂️

Scathing response from PCA to new pay structure in the Hundred, accusing ECB of a "lack of respect" to players who have grown the tournament's value Relations between union and board increasingly fractious amid player anger over new NOC restrictions www.espncricinfo.com/story/pca-cr...

Anyone for the finest cricket magazine known to humanity? New one out today. Can't help thinking a subscription makes for quite the xmas present www.wisden.com/shop/wisden-...

ECB say the Hundred's sales process will not result in an "IPL takeover" with significant US interest ahead of Monday's second-round deadline. Full story: www.espncricinfo.com/story/ecb-ru...

🎄🎁📚 Get your Christmas shopping done early and order the updated paperback edition of White Hot, my book with Tim Wigmore on England's white-ball revolution Link: linktr.ee/whitehotbook

Chaotic week behind the scenes in English cricket as fall-out continues over ECB's new NOCs policy Revelation of players' nuclear option - boycotting the Hundred - said to be unrelated to Monday's second-round deadline for bids in sales process www.espncricinfo.com/story/hundre...

Today's Switch Hit pod with @millercricket.bsky.social, Alan and Vish - both fashionably late to BlueSky: open.spotify.com/episode/79MY...

Always enjoy jumping on the @wisdencricket.bsky.social pod. This week's ep with @philwisden.bsky.social and @yaswisden.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=howA...

Trevor Bayliss axed as London Spirit men's coach after three wins in the last two seasons - including the 2024 wooden spoon Recruitment for his successor has already started and likely to finish long before Hundred sales process is complete www.espncricinfo.com/story/the-hu...

🚨 NEW PODCAST EPISODE 🚨 🎙️ @philwisden.bsky.social 🎙️ @mattrollercricket.bsky.social 🎙️ @yaswisden.bsky.social 🎙️ Mark Butcher 🟢 bit.ly/WCWPSpotify 🍎 bit.ly/WCWPApplePods 👀 bit.ly/WCWPYouTube0...

New one, feat. @mattrollercricket.bsky.social. Tidy graft. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

Brydon Carse is the first English seamer to take 10 in a match overseas since Ryan Sidebottom in Hamilton in 2008. It's something that neither Anderson nor Broad achieved in their careers.

Major row breaking out in English cricket over ECB's new NOC policy 😡Some players furious in a lively WhatsApp group 🧑‍⚖️Could include legal challenge citing restraint of trade 🚫 PCA frustrated by lack of consultation 🗓️ Emergency meeting due next week www.espncricinfo.com/story/player...

Ollie Pope already has more runs on England's tour to New Zealand (59) than he made on their tour to Pakistan last month (55). Looks a much more natural fit at No. 6 than No. 3

This is the official ESPNcricinfo account on BlueSky: @espncricinfo.com

The Global Super League (GSL) which launched last night is best understood as a statement of oil-rich Guyana's ambition But it should also prompt discussion over the potential for a reboot of the defunct Champions League T20 www.espncricinfo.com/story/meet-t...

Jacob Bethell at No.3 is an extraordinary pick by England in NZ: he has never batted above No. 4 in first-class cricket and is yet to score a professional hundred in any format. But he has the potential to be an extraordinary player

🏆💰The 12 England players sold at the IPL mega-auction for a combined INR 70.25 crore (£6.63m): Jos Buttler Jofra Archer Phil Salt Liam Livingstone Harry Brook Will Jacks Jacob Bethell Sam Curran Moeen Ali Jamie Overton Brydon Carse Reece Topley

Going live now on ESPNcricinfo's IPL auction show www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5Py...

Jos Buttler has a new IPL franchise after seven seasons with Rajasthan Royals RR tried to get him back but he sells to 2022 champions Gujarat Titans, where Vikram Solanki is DoC, for INR 15.75 crore (£1.49m)

The IPL auction in Jeddah marks a significant next step in Saudi Arabia's nascent interest in cricket - and a reminder that it has the resources to reshape the sport overnight www.espncricinfo.com/story/saudi-...

No England players were retained ahead of the IPL mega-auction which starts in Jeddah tomorrow — so plenty of English interest in who goes where and for how much www.espncricinfo.com/story/englan...

Delighted to confirm that England’s multi format series in South Africa will be live on Test Match Special. Heather Knight’s side are playing 3 T20s, 3 ODIs & a Test match. All starts on Sunday at noon with the opening T20. #bbccricket #SAvENG

The IPL auction in Jeddah marks a significant next step in Saudi Arabia's nascent interest in cricket - and a reminder that it has the resources to reshape the sport overnight www.espncricinfo.com/story/saudi-...

Ashes '05 opening day: Aus 190; Eng 92-7 BGT '24 opening day: Ind 150; Aus 67-7

PCA and ECB still at loggerheads over men's T20 Blast schedule - and particularly the number of back-to-back matchdays Schedule released this morning: another 6-week gap between group stages and QFs, plus Finals Day clashes with an England T20I series again www.espncricinfo.com/story/pca-sa...

Enjoyed recording this talkSPORT mini-series on the future of cricket with Neil Manthorp and @willmacp.bsky.social recently www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8R-...

Enjoyed recording this talkSPORT mini-series on the future of cricket with Neil Manthorp and @willmacp.bsky.social recently www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8R-...