This week’s column on Keely Hodgkinson and the challenge of staying on the high wire when it has all gone right. mol.im/a/13731663 via Mail Sport

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨 Johnny Grave’s tenure as CWI Chief Executive Officer set to end. Read More⬇️ bit.ly/3WK9zW3

🖊️ Huw Turbervill proposes Surrey's departing director of cricket as the perfect person to take control of domestic cricket for the ECB. thecricketer.com/Topics/premium…

Jamie Smith on Ollie Pope's Test captaincy credentials, his potential move to no 6 and all-format England aspirations mol.im/a/13743901 via Mail Sport

Mark Clattenburg warns officials they must 'not rely on VAR' - as new 'referee's call' system is rolled out across the Premier League trib.al/OtreaUH

Well worth another watch 😍 #hcafc

Warning for Ipswich fans: that's how Jacob Greaves plays every week.

At Leeds Festival and instead of 21 Savage on main stage, crowd have been subjected to what amounts to a school disco. Crowd has no idea what is going on. No communication. Festivals are dead #apalling

Is that it for Moeen Ali and Jonny Bairstow? England omit both from their new-look white-ball squads v Australia, which include Jacob Bethell, Dan Mousley and - after his three-month ban - Brydon Carse. Livingstone dropped from ODIs dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/…

Did you know that Adil Rashid has got 10 first class hundreds?

LISTEN to It's All Kicking Off!: The reasons why things are in danger of unravelling at Newcastle trib.al/VOd6ovH

Spoke to Gus Atkinson last month after his 12-wicket haul on Test debut. We didn't touch on his batting (my fault), but his family tree is something else. There's an Earl/Admiral who helped liberate Chile, and a spiritual father of modern Arsenal dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/…

Another quirky Bazball stat: of the 20 players used by Surrey in the County Championship this season, second Test centurion Gus Atkinson has the lowest batting average (6.61). #EngvSL

Lovely deadpan line on MOTD commentary when the camera panned to Noel Gallagher: the last time Oasis played a gig, Manchester City weren’t very good.

Gus Atkinson smashes a record that had stood for 72 years as England's star of the summer powers his side to a series win over Sri Lanka trib.al/vsymHrV

How Gus Atkinson beat a 72-year-old record held by Fred Trueman, and bowled England to a series win over Sri Lanka at Lord's dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/…

My ratings for the Lord's Test. Even gave two players the full 10 (yes, I know Root dropped some catches...) dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/…

NASSER HUSSAIN: Joe Root is ready to tick the final box and help England to an Ashes win in Australia trib.al/HJkRO0p

'Well done s***head' 🤣 Chris Sutton shows Ian Ladyman one of his #PL match balls on ‘It’s All Kicking Off!’ 🎙️ Listen to the 𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐍𝐄𝐖 episode 👇

If anyone can make England's all-format coaching job work, it's Brendon McCullum dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/…