The ICC's additional 10% funding for associate nations is welcome. For Scotland that is around $150-200K which is a helpful boost but it's already mostly been eaten up by inflation and devaluation of the US dollar over the last year.

Have a wonderful evening. #EveryDayMusic

Today is a great day. There's the promise of a new #WavePictures album and the first song off it is fantastic.

On the CRICKETher Weekly: * Where next for Lottie’s England? * Will Australia get a new coach and/or captain? * How India triumphed in the #CWC25 final * Is an auction in The Hundred a good idea?

Most runs at a single edition of the Women’s ODI World Cup: 𝟱𝟭𝟬* - 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮 𝗪𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗮𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 509 - Alyssa Healy in 2022 497 - Rachael Haynes in 2022

Group stage: England thrash South Africa by 10 wickets. Semi-final: South Africa thrash England by 125 runs. Group stage: Australia beat India with a world record run chase. Semi-final: India beat Australia with a world record run chase. #CWC25

Highest successful women's ODI run chase 339 IND v AUS at Navi Mumbai, 2025 semi-final 331 AUS v IND at Visakhapatnam, 2025 group stage 302 SL v SA at Potchefstroom, 2024 289 AUS v NZ at North Sydney, 2012 283 AUS v IND at Wankhede, 2023 282 AUS v IND at Chandigarh, 2025 #CWC25

Breaking: Australia Women have lost a game of cricket! Australia women are out of the World Cup. This is not a drill! Looked easy as they rattled up 338 against hosts India, but Jemima Rodrigues' 127 led her team home in amazing style. Australia dropped her twice and paid the price. Fabulous! #CWC25

There was absolutely no way India were going to chase that down. Absolutely no way. What the actual... Cricket eh?

Before #CWC25, England hadn't played a women's ODI in Asia since 2019, and their struggles against spin showed through the tournament 🌀 Read more: bit.ly/4qzfJ9D

This is now the highest partnership for any wicket at a Women's World Cup against Australia. India 218/2 (34.0) need 121 off 96. #CWC25 icc-cricket.com/matches/2622...

Phoebe Litchfield has now scored 3 x 100s and 8 x 50s in 35 ODIs. Alice Capsey has scored 1 x 50 in 34 ODIs.

Today's new purchase the latest from #TheLongDecline

Tonight's the night for this #PartChimp #NoiseRock partchimp.bandcamp.com/album/chart-...

Wasn't listening to the cricket. I am now so if fortunes change, I'm claiming credit #ENGvSA 🏏

Well this is going exactly as you somewhat expected isn't it #CWC25

A guard of honour for one of New Zealand's finest ✨ Sophie Devine bows out from ODI cricket after a magnificent 19-year career 👏

They definitely did sound like that.

Danni Wyatt-Hodge gets her chance. Hope she goes well. And the end of a huge career for Sophie Devine. She comes across as someone you'd want as a friend, and leader.

Off to see the magnificent #JimJonesAllStars this evening. It should sound very much like this...

Peter Perrett at The Scala. The band were tight (but loose) and created an amazing groove, maaan… @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @muzicgeezer.bsky.social @stevomusicman.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social

Seven of the 11 matches staged in Colombo were affected by rain. #Cricket #WomensCricket #CWC2025 🏏 www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...

"That's it, that's the whole of the law." The ageless #PeterPerret giving and getting the love.

You can't control the weather, but you can control moving more than a third of the entire World Cup group stage to a city in monsoon season. Piece on a farce, evident to everyone months ago.

ICC top brass have been notably absent in terms of fronting up to media - to explain how they came to certain decisions - or just to make a formal apology to players, officials & groundstaff, for repeatedly making them perform this predictable farce. #cwc25

I wrote a piece on the late, great Dave Ball for @thequietus.com

Two very different middle orders:

I can think of lots of words to describe Lewisham shopping centre; “iconic” is not one of them

Much, merited criticism of England in the last year - as well as a share of luck in the last few weeks. But we've questioned their bottle in pressure moments, so they deserve plenty of credit for how they've managed to get over the line in this World Cup.

Holy shit! Walking round Madrid, furiously refreshing our phones. Huuuuuge congratulations to our beloved Eng-er-land! India IN India, is it? Absolute nails. #CWC25 🏏

Sensational from Smith. Absolutely brilliant.

My heart is going quite hard. #IndvsEng

Bringing Capsey into the attack is NOT a sign that England have "multiple options", Anjum Chopra! It's the opposite! Honestly think this game is ultimately gonna expose their decision to play a batter-heavy XI. NSB probably can't bowl much more - they will have to lean on Capsey - far from ideal.

England's engine room is now 111 for 12 at this World Cup

England 137-2 v India #CWC25 🏏 England meandering a bit - the last 5 overs were their slowest 5 of the game so far.

Edwards sets out her stall. The batters need to step up today, hopefully the pitch is conducive.

Am I right that one of the Semi Finals is to be held in Colombo? #CWC25 😬☔

Stick In The Wheel release Pogues cover with Spider Stacy www.punknews.org/article/8675...

Some mambo to kick off the working day. #EveryDayMusic

#EveryDayMusic #MaryClark with an epic song. Light up your morning!

Magical, wonderful gig by @allodarlin.bsky.social and #TheWavePictures last night. #GigGang

Half-century for Laura Wolvaardt (81 balls faced). This is the 45th time Wolvaardt has scored 50+ runs in an ODI, and the 10th time at a World Cup. #CWC25 icc-cricket.com/tournaments/...

Give yourselves the treat of the @allodarlin.bsky.social session for @marcrileydj.bsky.social and @gidcoe.bsky.social. Can't wait to see them (and The Wave Pictures) this evening. #WellTheresLovely

WORLD CUP: England v Bangladesh - Charmed Knight Invokes the "Power of Three" crickether.com/2025/10/07/w...

This is the last time I'm offering 2x tix tonight for @allodarlin.bsky.social in Nottingham. It's sold out so some bugger must want them! @slumberlandrecords.com Top quality pop fun! @hobbesfanclub.bsky.social are playing too!

SIX DOWN! 😱 This is some performance from England’s bowlers as another wicket leaves South Africa 38/6. #HerGameToo x #CWC25

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Knight on post captaincy "I'm pretty proud of what I achieved in those nine years. It didn't finish how I wanted, but that's life sometimes. The powers that be wanted to have a fresh start and move on, and I'm completely accepting of that. I'm ready to close that chapter of my life." #ShitbagShelley