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Who's the most fashionable cricket commentator?
ESPNcricinfo staff
23-Jul-2025
Who's the sharpest dressed commentator in the Sky roster? Nasser Hussain and Mike Atherton may be full of cricket insight, but they don't rank high as fashionistas.
Here's how Hussain describes Athers, who comes bottom of the pile in a viewers' poll: "Right at the bottom, with some distance: Michael 'Scruffy' Atherton - one shirt, no iron, about as scruffy as they get."
Next up, is Ian Ward. "Second from bottom, and only second because Atherton is on the team." Hussain ranks next and Athers appears to take some pleasure in fashion-policing him.
Full postWhen Alyssa Healy did 'dumb crap' and cut her head open
ESPNcricinfo staff
22-Jul-2025
Alyssa Healy is a seven-time world champion, but that doesn't mean sometimes she isn't a bit foolish like us mere mortals.
On a podcast, Healy recalls the "worst blow-up" she's ever had, narrating an incident from the 2016 T20 World Cup in India.
"I was having a bad run of form. Got out, again [for 5], against South Africa. I think we were chasing, like not many."
South Africa had made 102 and Australia were 8 for 1 in the second over at the time of Healy's dismissal.
"Meg Lanning [Australia's captain at the World Cup] dying on the physio table. She was seriously ill [with] food poisoning. [I] got out, walked in [to the dressing room]. Couldn't blow up in the change room cos Meg's in there. Got to be a bit quiet. She's very ill.
Full postUnited in Manchester: Men in blue meet the Red Devils
What happens when the two of the most-followed teams on planet earth rub shoulders with each other?
ESPNcricinfo staff
20-Jul-2025
India were always going to Old Trafford to play the fourth Test of an extremely absorbing Test series. But on Sunday they had time to make a little pit stop. At Old Trafford… adjacent.
Manchester United, the (joint) most successful club in English football, hosted India's Test cricketers at their training base in Carrington and it looks like everyone had a pretty fun time. Harry Maguire briefly relinquished defensive duties and batted against Mohammed Siraj. Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant took penalties. Gautam Gambhir and Ruben Amorim were seen engaging in deep conversation.
'Please, 3-0!' - Goswami's request to Harmanpreet and Rodrigues
The duo caught up with Goswami over a video call from Lord's
ESPNcricinfo staff
19-Jul-2025
Who better than Jhulan Goswami to give a pep talk to the India players before an ODI at Lord's? Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues had a video chat with the legendary fast bowler, who has asked them to "go for a 3-0 win" against England in the ODI series, which India lead 1-0 at the moment.
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— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) July 19, 2025
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur & Jemimah Rodrigues were missing someone badly so they decided to make a legendary call - by @jigsactin#TeamIndia | #ENGvIND | @JhulanG10 | @ImHarmanpreet | @JemiRodrigues pic.twitter.com/98Ffqxz2qU
Goswami, one of India's greatest fast bowlers, finished her long and distinguished career at Lord's, in an ODI against England in September 2022, picking up two wickets in an India win. And India have won more often than they have not on the ongoing tour of England. They won the five-match T20I series 3-2, and have since gone one-up in the ODIs, with Rodrigues, among others, playing a key role in the first ODI, which India won by four wickets.
The second ODI of the series will be played at Lord's on Saturday.
Full postWhat's on the Lord's lunch menu?
ESPNcricinfo staff
17-Jul-2025
A while ago, we asked a few players which cricketing venue had the best catering. The results were almost unanimous - no other ground came close to what Lord's had to offer. Both Heather Knight and Kyle Jamieson were floored by the giant prawns they had as an entree, while Issy Wong's complaint was that there's never enough food at Lord's!
At ESPNcricinfo we're all about investigative journalism so we sent our best minds to suss out what's on the menu in the media box. And frankly, it's a wonder any cricket gets played or any work gets done at all if the meals look like this.
Full postWho has the coolest elevator entrance?
ESPNcricinfo staff
16-Jul-2025
Walking in to bat, running in to bowl - cricket has some cool entrances, but can the players remain cool when trying to enter through a lift door that's closing?
Jacob Bethell's the coolest among this set from the Hundred, according to us. Almost leaning casually and using his elbow to keep the lift door open - class!
Full postBen Duckett sledges Shubman Gill, stump-mic chatter - the drama from the England-India Lord's Test
ESPNcricinfo staff
14-Jul-2025
The Lord's Test between England and India is perfectly placed for an exciting final-day finish with India needing 135 runs to win with six wickets in hand. We haven't been able to take our eyes off the action so far - the dismissals, the banter, the delaying tactics, the aggression shown by both sides. Here's a quick social-media round-up in case you missed it.
This was the reception Joe Root received in the Long Room as he walked out to bat in the second innings on day four - warm, but polite, applause, you could call it.
Full postStuart Broad recalls his longest first-baller ever'
ESPNcricinfo staff
11-Jul-2025
Stuart Broad might be a full-fledged commentator now talking about the action out in the middle, but he still has to relive his playing days now and then. Jonathan Agnew reminded him of his ten first-ball dismissals in Tests and asked if he could pick the one that "would put a smile on the commentator's face".
Broad knew the "innings" Aggers wished to talk about and offered an explanation for what Aggers called "the longest first-baller there's ever been".
It was the Adelaide Ashes Test in 2013-14. England were 117 for 6 in response to Australia's 570 when Broad walked out to bat.
"So I got out to the middle," Broad recalled. "Mitchell Johnson's obviously bowling pretty quick. And beautiful blue sky at Adelaide. Belting sunshine and the sun was reflecting something off the sight screen directly at me. In fairness, Brad Haddin, the wicketkeeper, came up to the stumps and said, 'I can see that too brightly where I'm wicketkeeping. Can we get something put over the sight screen in that corner?'
"But they had to go get ladders and all sorts. I do remember thinking: this is taking too long. And then I overthought the trigger. I overthought what he [Johnson] was going to bowl to me. I told myself 5000 times he's going to bounce me. And he didn't. It was full. Hit my stumps and I went."
Full postTendulkar's picture-perfect day at Lord's
ESPNcricinfo staff
10-Jul-2025
Thursday was the opening day of the third Test between India and England at Lord's. And it was a special day for Sachin Tendulkar, the format's most prolific batter, at the Home of Cricket.
A huge thank you to the incredible Stuart Pearson Wright for his portrait of Sachin Tendulkar.
— Lord's Cricket Ground (@HomeOfCricket) July 10, 2025
The portrait will remain in the MCC Museum until the end of the 2025 season, at which point it will be relocated to the Pavilion. pic.twitter.com/MzYETxxodK
He started the day by unveiling his portrait, painted by British artist Stuart Pearson Wright, at the MCC Museum at Lord's. "I first visited Lord's as a teenager in 1988, and returned in 1989 with the Star Cricket Club team," he posted on social media. "I remember standing near the pavilion, soaking in the history and dreaming quietly.
"Today, to have my portrait unveiled at this very place is a feeling that's hard to put into words. Life has truly come full circle. I'm grateful, and filled with wonderful memories."
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