Friends...it's the start of Pride Month, so I'd like you to meet the amazing ribbon eel. Ribbon eels (likely) all start out male & then all become female later in life. And they rock both ways.

Why the change? Because the first test match starts at Lord's on Thursday. #thecricket

I was born blonde and had very fair hair for years. My hair is now brown. But I gather I should be described as blonde on all my identifying documents and not allowed to use my favourite henna conditioner for brunettes in case I upset another brunette.

trans rights and women’s rights are not in opposition, they are in fact two fronts of the same war, and cis women should support trans folk not just because it’s the morally correct thing to do but also because an attack on trans folk is an attack on us

So my record at Beckenham this month is two days here, one session of play. I think I’m an unlucky charm. It’s a really nice friendly ground though and I’ve had a great time both days. #EngLionsvSA

England all out, lost the last five wickets in less than 50min. I think I might be here watching cricket for less time than my commute. #EngLionsvSA

Given they don’t need to cater for crowds, they should just schedule tour matches at the most picturesque club grounds they can find.

Dane wins the Paterson-off against Liam. #EngLionsvSA

Back at Beckenham again, for England Lions against South Africa. I’m pretty sure there are more players than spectators. Lions games, and tour matches, are such a cheat code for watching the best cricketers playing Test matches without the crowds. #EngLionsvSA

England 168-5 v India 142-9 #ENGvIND 🏏

It’s Freya Kemp’s world, we just live in it. #EngvInd

Quote from Among Others by Jo Walton, which I borrowed on an interlibrary loan because it was recommended on two different lists and so far I can see why.

Bonkers, Dan. I’m writing a book about it (animal migration in general) right now and having to force myself not to make it 70k words of “FUCKING HELL LISTEN TO THIS”

Dreadful performance from Durham who are all out for 93 - their lowest score against Yorkshire. They lose by a massive 58 runs. Seven players contributed a total of 16 runs between them. Yorkshire make it three wins in a row. Sixth time Durham are all out for less than 100. #BBCcricket

Gilbert AND Sullivan? In *this* economy?

Trans people have been around your whole life. You’ve been sharing bathrooms with them your whole life. They’ve been in your communities your whole life. They’ve even been playing sport your whole life. And you didn’t care *at all* till a few years ago when every right wing org decided you should

I must have been using toilets wrong for forty years, because I’ve never been in a situation where it matters what genitals the person in the stall next to me has.

So mums with young boys and dads with young girls aren’t allowed to go out with their kids because they won’t be allowed to take them to the toilet? And this is… to protect women? Somehow?

As NION Women, we care about being a society that leaves no one behind, where everyone can feel safe and fully participate. That includes trans+ people, who have been increasingly blamed for problems they didn't cause - and who have faced growing hostility for the best part of a decade.

The Code unfortunately still represents the culmination of years of anti-trans campaigning from a small, well-funded minority who have had outsized influence in the media and in politics, and have weaponised the courts for their own ends. [3/5]

THREAD. 3 & 1/4 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he'd been living, in rural Cornwall, & decided he wanted to live with us instead. We decided to call him Jim. This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st 2022

Updated list of full subs used in the County Championship this season There were 5 full subs, including 1 concussion sub, in 9 matches in the latest round (compared to just 2 subs, including 1 concussion sub, in the previous round) 1/5

Live footage of the cat on my lap on the stairs.

No, just go to 22 and stop there ffs. I know we've been complaining it's been cold for spring but honestly there is a middle ground between 12° and 28°

If this was old Twitter, someone would have done a bad photoshop of Henry Crocombe as a croquembouche.

@martycricket.bsky.social I’m surprised by how generous the Beckenham ticket refund offer is. I’ve still not got my money back for the three days that were rained off in Scarborough in 2023, but I never really expected to squeeze money out of Yorkshire.

Play has been abandoned for the day, on a beautiful and warm afternoon in Beckenham. Too far south to guartantee the weather and all that. The forecast tomorrow is not good! #BBCcricket

Further pitch inspection at 3 o’clock. #KentvDurham I would call it a day and head home, except I’m having a very peaceful afternoon under a tree reading a magazine and listening to the other county games on the radio.

The morning session has been lost here on day three of Kent v Durham. An early lunch is being taken at 12.30pm. They are trying to dry the wicket with a leaf blower! We lost all of day three when the sides met in CLS in April because of Storm Dave. #BBCcricket

@martycricket.bsky.social Any news about when they might start play?

It would be terribly helpful if @kevinhowells.bsky.social could give me 20min warning on 5 Sports Extra when play is going to resume at Beckenham so I can polish off my brunch and get back to the ground.

Made it to Beckenham! Aaaand water got under the covers so there’s an inspection at 12. Anyone know anything else fun to do round here? #KentvDurham #countychampionship

✔️Hat ✔️Scarf ✔️Thermals ✔️Full-length waterproof coat ✔️Sun cream ✔️Headphones All set for a day in Beckenham!

It was always going to be . . . Cast your vote now for Britain's Favourite Butterfly with @savebutterflies.bsky.social britainsfavouritebutterfly.co.uk

Would doesn’t want to spend the afternoon agonising over what their favourite butterfly is?

@martycricket.bsky.social Surely if you were a groundskeeper looking at this weekend’s forecast, you’d prepare a wicket that could see a game finished in two days’ worth of play, not a flat track like this?

Weather forecast for the sixth round of County Championship games. It's going to be wet, cold, and probably all draws. You'd have to be mad to go and watch cricket. Yes, I am planning to go and watch cricket. #countycricket #cricketweather #weatherforecast

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6 year old, watching Sort Your Life Out: “We should go out of the house for a week, and maybe they’d come and sort our house out. Because we really need that. If they are still alive.”

Surrey? More like drawrey.

@martycricket.bsky.social I missed that entire innings while I was out at our 16-over game - was it poor batting or good bowling?

How did I miss an entire Worcestershire innings in the time it took to play a 16 over a side game?

@martycricket.bsky.social Morning, I am recovering from my hike yesterday. Hoping I won’t be too stiff to play in the first game of the women’s cricket season this afternoon. Sorry I missed a lot of yesterday’s coverage!

@martycricket.bsky.social Morning! I’m doing the Surrey Three Peaks today, with limited phone signal so not sure how much of today I’ll be able to listen to.

The weather forecast for this round of county championship matches. @martycricket.bsky.social

I never looked at that one. A lot of Durham partnership records were quite low.

@martycricket.bsky.social It’s not raining in Guildford yet. We’re about halfway between the Rose Bowl and you, so when it starts to rain you can double the time since play stopped at Hampshire.

@martycricket.bsky.social We didn’t register our first daughter’s birth until she was nearly six months because of Covid - we were still debating whether to include “Benjamina Stokesette” as her middle name right up to the signing.

Weather forecast for this weekend's county cricket.

My regular county cricket update is here: ashestourist.wordpress.com/2026/04/27/c...