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Sharmila Meadows. Journalist-Writer on cricket, faith & politics. Ex Westminster Senior Policy Adviser & Ministerial Private Secretary. #Jesus disciple ✝️ 🎗 themissionpost.com London, UK Joined May 2021-
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The Oval's flat track signals a very different 2nd Test - now more so. I hope #JoeRoot salvages leadership credentials, & in the spirit of rewarding county form, Baker gets a chance with Robinson & Tongue. Very valid calls for Dan Lawrence too. @willis_macp #ENGvNZ #bbccricket
Joe Root answers England SOS with shock return to captaincy as Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson are left out of the Oval Test. Jofra Archer and Jordan Cox called in, but Sonny Baker and James Rew also a chance to debut telegraph.co.uk/gift/c9ed4f676…
@surreycricket Entertainer is the right word. It was such an entertaining knock yesterday morning, but also skilful and varied and indicative of a really good eye.
@willis_macp I'd like to see Sonny Baker get a go to line up with Robinson and Tongue. See some valid noise below about Lawrence: he's definitely in form, and watching him yesterday, very sharp-eyed.
@Ben_Wisden I think that's a nice take on this @Ben_Wisden & agree. It would be fitting for Root to lead what we hope will be a good team performance. Given the flat track of the Oval, a very different Test awaits from Lord's.
Went to the Oval in the hope of seeing the gifted @OPope32 bat & Baker bowl. Baker is exciting, but Lawrence stole the show with an entertaining, varied & very sharp-eyed 62 ball ton, backing a 1st innings 218. Worth the watch. #SURvHAM #countycricket
Always ready if needed, @englandcricket & @RCBTweets! 👀😂
@stephanshemilt Good piece @stephanshemilt, thanks, on a bowler who always had Test credentials & was replaced by 'more pace, poor accuracy' options, laid bare in Aus. His re-call was for me the most promising aspect of the new squad - that he delivered as he did, beyond expectation. 👏🏽
As the England #TestCricket summer lands with a welcome win but off-field controversy, read my report on our #Ashes tour - through Australian eyes @CricketSociety Spring Journal 👇🏽 @peterhardy51 @CricketAus @englandcricket #ENGvNZ #BenStokes #cricket @cricketsocxi
The Cricket Society Spring Journal 2026 dropped on doormatstoo: Imran Khan's journey from cricketing icon to Prisoner No. 804, articles on Garry Sobers, Arlott & Swanton, the Ashes, cricket in the UAE, grassroots cricket, 23 book reviews & much more. cricketsociety.org.uk
Uplifting final @rolandgarros yesterday, with high quality, relatable tennis & good to see Zverev get a grand slam. Was fully expecting his dachshund to steal the show at the victory ceremony: seems he was fashionably late 🙂 #RolandGarros #Zverev #bbctennis #dachshund
@bbctms @MichaelVaughan @finnysteve @kmarty01 @Cricket_Mann @HomeOfCricket .@kmarty01 is a great addition to @bbctms for #ENGvNZ - & timely with Sarah Taylor's appointment. Enjoyed her analysis of Jamie Smith's progress as #wicketkeeper under Taylor's tutelage. For all of us who like watching the glovework 👌 @KeeperCourt @jackrussellart #bbccricket
So good to see @englandcricket play real #TestCricket again: patient, leaving bad balls, calm stroke play. And selection changes working. Whatever the pitch, Tongue, Robinson, Atkinson are just a smarter pace attack. #ENGvNZ #bbccricket @peterhardy51 @CricketSociety
You cannot take your eyes off this Test match. 👀 🍿 Can England wrap up the win on day three?
What are you most looking forward to #crickettwitter? I'm keen to see the revised bowling line-up, especially Robinson & Tongue together. Unsure about Gay. Of course hoping the jewels perform (Root, Brook, Bethell) @peterhardy51 #ENGvNZ #bbccricket
Always exciting waking to the 1st day of the #TestCricket summer. This time we can watch how a new look @englandcricket go against @BLACKCAPS - oft unpredictable, but with a stellar cast (Williamson, Ravindra, Phillips). Lots to observe. #ENGvNZ #bbccricket @CricketSociety
It’s Test Match week! @englandcricket v @BLACKCAPS starts on Thursday with Test Match Special on air from 1025 @HomeOfCricket. Plus live text commentary & clips @BBCSport website & app & full highlights in Today at the Test @BBCiPlayer. Excited? #bbccricket #ENGvNZ
Love this #IPL analysis from @jimmy9 - how it needs "a wicket that's not like the M1". Now that's a pull quote ! @5liveSport @felixwhite #bbccricket @gregjames @lancscricket @LancsCCMG
“The game has gone too far towards the batters” Is the IPL broken for bowlers? Jimmy Anderson reckons so. #tailenders #bbccricket
Je viens d'écouter @Le_Figaro les podcasts sur la vie d'Albert Camus - mon écrivain français préferé (un talent immense). Vraiment supers et pas mal touchants. podcasts.lefigaro.fr/le-figaro-camu… @ifru_london #Camus #France @UKinFrance @FranceintheUK @PedderSophie
Funny what you discover when perusing your portfolio: turns out my online piece 👇🏽 was the most read @WomanAliveUK in 2024. 21 months on, I stand by my conclusion that Badenoch won't carry votes 🗳 womanalive.co.uk/opinion/who-is… @liccltd @EAUKnews @PremierRadio @UCBMedia #politics
@KeeperCourt @englandcricket @WomanAliveUK @jackrussellart @Womeninsport_uk @TakeHerLead @gilly381 @Sarah_Taylor30 Thanks for engaging and reposting 🙏🏽
The many positive ripples from Sarah Taylor's appointment to @englandcricket Men include valuing the oft undervalued skillset of #wicketkeepers. It also speaks to women generally. My piece @WomanAliveUK 🔽 @jackrussellart @Womeninsport_uk @TakeHerLead @KeeperCourt @gilly381
Sarah Taylor's appointment @englandcricket encourages all women & speaks beyond #cricket to the times we enter challenging & unfamiliar spaces in a man's world. My piece @WomanAliveUK womanalive.co.uk/opinion/in-sar… #bbccricket @CricketSociety @EAUKnews @readwhiteglove @peterhardy51
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