During lockdown, I wrote 30k words about VAR and measurement theory. No-one wanted to publish it - they all said it was mad.

But offsides like this Coventry one mean I can't stop thinking about it.

3 major issues.

And now Liverpool seem to be more worried about losing possession than losing the game.

Atalanta pressing well, but zero risks being taken.

It feels like teams nowadays are so conditioned to pass short at every moment, even when they need an equaliser they never go direct.

Time and again Arsenal refused to cross it and instead turned and found a simple option.

Very real prospect of SunRisers Hyderabad breaking the record again today.

They’re 217-2 after 16 overs with Klaasen on 60 off 27.

Reminder - they scored 277-3 earlier in the tournament against Mumbai.

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Terribly sad news about Derek Underwood, one of those names that has an almost mythical quality.

We talk a lot about the pace and arm speed of the likes of Rashid Khan these days, but check out what Underwood was doing half a century ago.

Looks like Dean Elgar is enjoying the great British summer ☀️

“We’ll have a bowl please, looks like there could be a bit happening early on…”

EFL Trophy time at Wembley, and a wonderful story up front for Wycombe.

20-year-old Richard Kone came to the UK in 2019 and represented Ivory Coast in the Homeless World Cup.

He started this season at ninth tier 𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗖, and today starts at Wembley.

Just perfect 👌

With his 166* in the final knock of last season, Sam Northeast now is 501* across two innings.

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Four out of the first five scoring shots in the Championship have been 3s.

Must be a record Andy Zaltzman?

Happy County Championship Day!

The greatest of competitions and we’re in for such a treat this season.

Every ball of every game available on BBC Radio.

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Last chance to listen to this! Disappears at 11pm tonight so you can squeeze it in if you’re quick…

I know it’s not perfect, before cricket DRS was a bit mad…

Some punchy stuff from Kagiso Rabada about the schedule clash that saw a weakened South Africa team go to the Test tour of New Zealand.

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One of the great joys of the summer will be listening to Dave Fletcher!

Football’s march towards sharing the same production values as AC/DC making good progress at West Ham tonight.

Very good from England, this 👏