Three years ago, not a single Oliver had ever played Test cricket. Ollie Robinson today becomes England's third in three years. I tell you, the Olivers Army is on their way. #ENGvNZ

Brydon Coverdale England have another Ollie Robinson waiting in the wings (and he has the same birthday as the other one) espncricinfo.com/player/ollie-r…

Film programmer Joe on what The Edge Film does well. Hear about the movie & more cricket film history & recommendations on the latest episode of the podcast. Apple: apple.co/3fHMnST Spotify: spoti.fi/3yAUfhD Android/YouTube Or: bit.ly/3bRLS7X

Significant dates ✍🏽 #WTC21

You have spoken and spoken loud and clear: - 63% of fans feel negatively about The Hundred - 43% of fans are more engaged with cricket now than in 2019 - 94% think the lack of priority for the county championship will impact Test Cricket Read more here: cricketsupporters.com/news/survey202…

ECB say three players and four staff in England ODI squad have tested positive for Covid-19. Rest of squad is a close contact. Series v Pakistan will go ahead, with an entire new squad - captained by Ben Stokes.

Nice cricket angle to the Olympic tennis.

Iconic.

That is quite a list.

Mal is the only person who could have written this piece and it's a heck of a read. smh.com.au/sport/cricket/…

The digital magazine formerly known as Vox Cricket is returning next month. Give it a follow. x.com/CricketDW/stat…

Online cricket magazine @CricketDW launched as a newsletter this week. Two articles published so far, you can read them both & find out more about the magazine here: cricketdonewrite.substack.com

Hope it comes with a self-assembly bat.

Nothing better than this will happen all summer

Don’t think twice, it’s all right:

Where do we even begin with this? 😂😂😂 📹 That’s So Village

England will take their strongest available squad to Australia for the 2021-22 Ashes Test series. Joe Root will captain the side, with wicketkeeper Jos Buttler vice-captain for the five-match series. More to follow | #bbccricket

Delighted to appear alongside some illustrious names in the new issue of The Nightwatchman, writing about one of my favourite topics: Ted Dexter's short-lived career as a novelist. Out now!