Jon Hotten
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Writer. Could do better.
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Fear and Loathing at May's Bounty
When John Arlott went Gonzo...
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We need some new adjectives for Phil Salt
The game's lingua franca must catch up with events on batting's latest wild frontier
https://arrangements.substack.com/p/we-need-some-new-adjectives-for-phil
2 months ago
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NEW and FREE at our Substack... as promised
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The Hundred: winners
Was it really only a week ago that the Hundred concluded in a truly boring finish? It appears so. And now that the smoke has cleared, we present those who were triumphant under its auspices...
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3 months ago
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Three of the LOSERS from this year's Hundred... NEW and FREE at our Substack
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The Hundred: Losers...
Part I of a two-parter on who has succeeded in this last ECB-helmed iteration, and – first up – who definitely hasn't...
https://arrangements.substack.com/p/the-hundred-losers?r=3mkrg9&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true
3 months ago
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Marnus and the Smith-shaped void
Labuschagne has lost his man in the mirror, and with it some of his identity
https://arrangements.substack.com/p/marnus-and-the-smith-shaped-void
3 months ago
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Richard Beard
4 months ago
Thanks Lynn, and thanks Matt ... 'a collaborative work of collective autobiography, which, well, is just fcuking great' ... can't say fairer than that.
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In the words of David Coverdale, come and get it... NEW and FREE at our Substack
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When The Hundred tells you what it is, listen...
Understanding what the franchise buyers think they have bought offers the first real guide to its future direction
https://arrangements.substack.com/p/when-the-hundred-tells-you-what-it
4 months ago
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The harrowing of Chris Woakes
From 'non-negotiable' diving to eleven wides in an over - how do you judge the value of an individual run in a five-day game?
https://arrangements.substack.com/p/the-harrowing-of-chris-woakes
4 months ago
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Repinnined and free at our substack: some memories of cricket withe the mighty Thorpes of Wrecclesham...
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The way the light falls
Some memories of Graham Thorpe
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4 months ago
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The Hundred extracts its price: NEW and FREE at our substack
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Weary players lost in the moral haze
Proximity of the Hundred extracts its price
https://arrangements.substack.com/p/weary-players-lost-in-the-moral-haze?r=3mkrg9&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true
4 months ago
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Universal Turing Machine
4 months ago
'I was from the last generation of true believers in the written word, both as a medium for self-expression and an act of resistance. The page was a place where time stopped. What was left? What was written.' Open some pages of stopped time, any time you like.
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Richard Beard
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John Self
4 months ago
Tom Holland recommends Richard Beard’s Universal Turing Machine in today’s Times summer reading special:
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Joe Root and the super-scorers
Thirty-one more runs at Old Trafford puts him on the podium of greatness. But what does it all mean?
https://arrangements.substack.com/p/joe-root-and-the-super-scorers
5 months ago
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When you got the 22 you won by...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
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BBLondon
5 months ago
Kerrang! in the '80s was my bible and many of Mick's books are on my bookshelf. Very sorry to read he & his wife are having a rough time. If you can help....
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My dear friend and podcast partner Mick Wall suffered a heart attack ten days ago. In addition, he and his wife Linda are being evicted from their home. I've set up a crowdfunder that explains everything. Please spread the word if you can, thank you!
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Help raise £10000 to Help Mick Wall – JustGiving Crowdfunding
IĘĽm raising money to Help Mick Wall. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.
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5 months ago
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NEW and FREE at our Substack. Part ii on Rohit and Virat: Rohit through the dark...
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Reputations ii: Rohit through the dark...
Following last week's Part i on Kohli’s Edgbaston epic, a send-off for Rohit Sharma from a murky day at Lord’s…
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NEW and FREE at our Substack: Part One of Two on Virat and Rohit, and two great innings...
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Reputations: Virat and Rohit
A two-parter on a couple of innings by the Big Two. Part One is Virat, because, well, Virat's always first...
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7 months ago
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NEW and FREE at our substack. At what age is a 35-ball hundred un-amazing?
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The Ages of Man
Child's play, the hair of KL Rahul and more notes from the IPL
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7 months ago
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Philip Chapman
8 months ago
@theoldbatsman.bsky.social
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please read this on the best ever podshaver. 🏏
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MSD: The Setting of a Yellow Sun
What now for the King of Super Kings, and more notes from IPL 2025
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8 months ago
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Meta have only stolen one of my books. I don't know whether to feel ripped off or insulted.
8 months ago
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They have JUST WORKED THIS OUT in baseball.
8 months ago
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He's BACK! Jim Wallace on Peter Lever, pace and getting hit, NEW and FREE at our Substack
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Getting Hit
How do bowlers deal with hitting batsmen? Which approach works best against speed? When do you turn to Paul McKenna?
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8 months ago
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This is an excellent speculative analysis of cricket's current powerplay. Maybe it's why Pat Cummins seemed to have a bit of extra gas yesterday, too...
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8 months ago
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Really lovely piece
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8 months ago
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FREE as a flower child over at our substack NOW!
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How much is too much?
Notes from Week One of IPL 2025... And if you don't know the result of the 1979 World Cup final, the piece below contains spoilers.
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8 months ago
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FREE over at our Subby. Virat, 36, wltm other singles...
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5,000 singles
Virat shines his celestial light on the game's humblest increment
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9 months ago
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Success!
England's endless Amisian struggle with being two things at once
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New and free over at our substack. Why oh why etc etc
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Success!
England's endless Amisian struggle with being two things at once
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9 months ago
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NEW and FREE over at our Substack - do join us!
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Virat and the frictionless ton
Reflections on the state of the 51st...
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9 months ago
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Hit every ball for six you cowards
9 months ago
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Should Jos bother with the smiling? NEW and FREE at our Substack
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Becoming the Jo(s)ker...
Can a captain change their spots... and should they bother?
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10 months ago
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NEW and unlike the Hundred, FREE at our substack...
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Lordsamoney...
A golfer you've never heard of and the future of The Hundred
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10 months ago
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MASSIVE MEDIA CONTROVERY at our substackk now
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My 'Bazbullshitted' nightmare
One of the 'Wisden 41' speaks out
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10 months ago
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NEW and FREE at our Substack... A farewell to kings...
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James Vince and the Flash of Ecstacy
As the great JV exits for Dubai, a farewell to the King of the cover drive...
https://arrangements.substack.com/p/james-vince-and-the-flash-of-ecstacy
11 months ago
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James Vince has accidentally killed a seagull at the MCG and now he has the future of county cricket on his shoulders. It's a lot for one man to carry...
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One day in Lahore that will define future of county cricket
James Vince, among others, set to turn back on championship as Pakistan’s decision to move their franchise competition to April and May threatens English red-ball game
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11 months ago
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Re-up for our Substack as cricket rushes to decide how evil they want their evil...
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11 months ago
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Taliban ii: 'clearly appalling'
How evil do you like your evil? Cricket rushes to decide...
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11 months ago
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Is anyone at all asking why Avram Glazer would want to buy a franchise? I mean, his great love and financial support of all sport is a given, but, you know, WHY?
12 months ago
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Pink Floyd CC, 1975. Waters fined for non-conforming kit. Gilmour opening.
12 months ago
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You will feel more intelligent for having read this...
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12 months ago
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NEW and FREE and most definitely FLAIR over at our Substack
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It. Would. Have. Been. Flair.
Jacob Bethell speaks his shiny new language
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12 months ago
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The ECB: learning nothing from history since history began...
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12 months ago
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Australia pecking away, 47 from 20 overs. LOSERS.
12 months ago
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NEW and FREE at our Substack: Bazball has its most Bazball moment
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Bazball Uber Alles
The first session of the second Test was the moment we knew there was no turning back
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12 months ago
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New and FREE at our substack: Brydon Carse, Edmund Gunter and Geoff Woad in cricket's perfect ratio
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Brydon Carse and the perfect ratio
How a 16th century mathematician gave the game its magic
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about 1 year ago
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Oh alright, I'm going to bite. Root made his highest Test score at number three a couple of games ago. Stokes opened the batting last summer. Pope is only keeping for one Test on what will be a seam-friendly track, he's unlikely of being incapable of batting soon afterwards.
about 1 year ago
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Love this, tho...
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about 1 year ago
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