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The Tour, a social history of England teams overseas, and a sequel to England: The Biography, is out on March 30, 2023. Sunday Times Cricket Correspondent

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The microchipped balls that are helping unearth spin bowlers - and may be inadvertently giving seamers some additional assistance

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On Thursday, Sam Northeast was averaging 10 in first-class cricket at Lord's. His numbers there are looking a little healthier now

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Cricket Archive tells me there have been more than 2,825 first-class cricket matches at Lord's since 1814. Sam Northeast has now played the highest individual innings in any of those games

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Fascinating chatting to Tom Hartley and Shoaib Bashir - among others - about their hopes for what will be a big season for English spin bowling

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Seeing Tammy Beaumont about to play her 100th T20i reminds me of this interview with Simon Wilde when she admitted watching the T20 World Cup and thinking: 'I could never do that. I should give up. The game’s gone past me.'

Now she's back in.
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Lovely to chat to Jamie Overton - about the Olympic Games, and his chances of getting into England's T20 and Test sides in the coming months

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England's likely team for next year's Ashes tour - and whose prospects have risen and fallen following the India tour

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A few thoughts on the futures of the Stokes-McCullum regime, Bairstow and Foakes after England's huge Test defeat

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'England are keen that their thought processes are not contaminated by previous experiences. But the indications are that India’s bowlers have got into their heads in a way no other attack has managed under Stokes' | ✍️ Simon Wilde

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Brendon McCullum says Hartley and Bashir need game time this summer if they are to keep improving - and it would be 'mad' for their counties to deny them

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At the end of the 16th over, India were 82 for no wicket. Since then they've lost five wickets, scored 39 runs and there's not been a boundary off the bat in 23 overs

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He may be the world's best wicketkeeper, but he can also bat a bit. And quite sensibly too

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Fascinating to delve into the history of England's first Test tour of India 90 years ago with the help of Andrew Mitchell, grandson of Arthur 'Ticker' Mitchell

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