Watching yet another great Pacific Island report from Barbara Dreaver , One News correspondent in New Zealand, consistently highlighting important Pacific issues in the Cook Islands, Kiribati, Fiji, important and skilful work.

Greatly enjoyed the Daggers and Lyds podcast episode 1 with Heather Knight - highly recommend. Lots of great possible guests, everyone from Debbie Hockley to Izzy Wong

This is an excellent interview, congratulations to Amelia and the Stumped Team

Why does this not surprise me sigh. Hopefully Miami Zoo will get the message. It’s 2023, do better.

For a guy that advocates 80-100 hour work weeks, is it just me or does Elon Musk seem to spend an awful lot of time tweeting???

Had the pleasure of listening to Coney, Waddle, Parker and co from the early 1980s, superb broadcasters to add to your cricket podcast diet. Bryan is our Jim Maxwell.

While there’s no play at Edgbaston there’s still some Ashes cricket for you here….Enjoy #ashes app.af.globalplayer.com/Br0x/lotapod

30+ overs in 5 sessions after months suffering from a parasite and 11 rounds of medication, antibiotics, limited preparation. Gutsy from @katecross16 No Balls: The Cricket Podcast

Yep. BMac did it to Murali when he celebrated Sangakarra’s hundred too.

Worth watching, Brendon McCullum comments? Just for context.

Legends of the Ashes written by Simon Hughes is really an outstanding listen, lots of original interviews with Chappell, McGrath, Strauss, Vaughan, Haigh, many others, outstanding narration by Sir Stephen Fry - highly recommend the series.

Lot of talk about what is and isn’t the spirit of cricket - this is it right here.

Friday June 14. Happy Matariki to all Kiwis - a new national holiday in New Zealand, commemorating the Pleiades star cluster as it emerges in their Winter skies and starts the Maori New Year.

If anyone ever tells you nice guys have to finish last:

Reflecting on 1 test series for female cricketers (no tests for most … ). If Bradman, greatest statistical outlier in sports, had one test series, he’d average a still excellent but not unreal 64. The Final Word Storylines - Women's Cricket Podcast No Balls: The Cricket Podcast Ed Cowan Merry Xmas and thks to all

Konstas was consistently doing this with his hands, didn’t hear any comment on it but there might well have been The Final Word Jarrod Kimber

One of the world’s most gifted quick bowlers who is showing true grit and determination getting back from injuries, can’t keep a champion down.

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How about Joe Root is on 87 not out with the game going nowhere on day 5 after 5pm in Sydney looking for his first ton in Australia and Pat Cummins offers Ben Stokes the draw.

Add up the mentions of Harry in all Harry Potter books, Jesus in the Bible, Muhammad in the Quran, Odysseus in the Odyssey, Achilles in the Iliad and the number of McDonalds in the USA and you still don’t get to the number of mentions of Donald Trump in half of the Epstein files.