Butch reacts to England's new central contracts, ODI tri-series preview & Boland's incredible record - Wisden Cricket Weekly Podcast

Also on the episode , Lawrence Booth & Cricinfo's Matt Roller mull over England's central contracts, Eddie Jack, George Hill, Mason Crane, the Lord's pitch & much more. [embedded content] Follow Wisden for all cricket…

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Sussex stalwart Kirtley leaves coaching role

Incoming head coach Matt Walker will lead the search for a replacement as part of what the club called a "restructure of the coaching staff". Kirtley, 51, spent 16 years as a player at Hove, winning three County…

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Formula 1’s move to shorter grands prix in 2027 will not be permanent | Formula 1

The championship announced last month it will cut 15 kilometres from the standard grand prix distance next year as a result of the new fuel flow limits which will come into force. Shortening the grand prix distances will…

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Why a dropped towel saved a Zimbabwe batter from dismissal

But the delivery was deemed a dead ball. Here's why. The incident happened in the eighth over of Zimbabwe’s innings when Omarzai clean bowled Bennett. Though Bennett had gone for the shot, he pointed out to the umpire…

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Can you name Barcelona’s XI from the ‘Remontada’ win over PSG in 2017?

As late as the 88th minute, they still needed to score three after Edinson Cavani had notched a crucial away goal for the visitors. What followed is now commonly known as The Remontada. Two strikes from a certain…

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Can you name everybody to have played for Barcelona & PSG since 2000?

Consequently, some of world football’s biggest names have played in both Barcelona and Paris. Can you name them all in 15 minutes? If this puts you in the mood for another challenge, why not try to name every player to…

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Featured Comment: Budget cap not to blame for lack of winning teams in F1 | Brief

But reader @Skydiverian suggests it might not be realistic to expect F1 to regularly have more than four race-winning teams: Four competitive teams has happened before but it’s still not great and the problem is as it…

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Gabriel Martinelli’s latest Al-Hilal goal is just what Arsenal & Arteta are missing

Others can see wonderfully vivid and colourful patterns with their eyes shut, perhaps in an *ahem* altered state. Not me. Ever since Sunday, I have been besieged by visions of Arsenal flinging crosses into the box at…

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“I want to go to the World Cup. Argentina was the first team to offer me a contract…” Shaun Edwards on his new coaching role with Argentina and his England ambition

He has waited over 40 years for this moment, since becoming the first and only schoolboy to captain England Schools at both union and league. There is a smile on his face. A short-term role as coaching consultant for the…

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Uncapped Dragons get Wales Nations Championship call

The head coach calls up Dragons lock Seb Davies and Cardiff number eight Taine Basham for the first time since he took charge of the national side. Cardiff loose-head prop Rhys Barratt, who played in the summer fixture…

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