The long defeat of the French language spectator.co.uk/article/the-lo…

Rahkeem Cornwall earns a recall for the first Test vs India

Milan Kundera, author of The Unbearable Lightness of Being has died, aged 94. In this clip from Arena in 1984, he speaks about the nature of existence and exploring these ideas through the characters of the novel.

Chungking Express (1994)

Surely analysts/pundits from "bigger" nations should be looking at exactly why West Indies are faltering (structural inequalities, funding etc) rather than urging us to give up?

Seeing this take a lot. It's incredibly dumb for so very many reasons. The most glaring one of course is the premise that players take no pride in representing the West Indies, but it also betrays a remarkable breadth of ignorance on a remarkable range of subjects. (1/lots)

The idea that national pride can compensate for lack of development, or that motivation can supercede ability, is the biggest marketing hustle in sports #Cricket #INDvsWI

Whoever writes these is doing halfway research. Trinidad has never had a pitch that has traditionally been conducive to fast bowling. If it was, and is, why would WI drop Reifer to now have 3 spinners in the squad? #WIvIND #Cricket espncricinfo.com/series/india-i…

"Perhaps our only sickness is to desire a truth which we cannot bear rather than to rest content with the fictions we manufacture out of each other." --Lawrence Durrell

Fair play to anyone who has ever eaten an apple without pretending to fast-bowl it in slow motion first

Travel thoughts (not original): nothing feels as good as leaving home or coming back home

Quick survey of the Dutch press, genuinely taken aback to report that all* five of the national newspapers are in fact carrying cricket content. *not counting the Financieele Dagblad (no sport section), Nederlands Dagblad (Calvinist) or the Reformatorisch Dagblad (Calvinister).

Amongst the proliferation of mindless T20 cricket leagues that all merge into one. Its been refreshing to just watch some genuine cut and thrust test cricket that enthrals in a completely different way to T20. Bonkers the higher heads can't find a way to make it viable for all

WEST INDIES WIN BY 8 RUNS Captain Cook Steve Smith Budgy Smugglers Bondi Beach Gold Coast David Warner Aussie Rules Football Mark Waugh Your Guys took one hell of a beating WEST INDIES ARE BACK! #AUSvWI

AUSTRALIA 1-1 WEST INDIES Shamar Joseph ends with SEVEN! You want real miracle at the Gabba - you want one of the greatest shocks in cricket. THIS IS IT!!! WEST INDIES ARE F'N BACK #AUSvWI

I dont want to hear anymore world cricket needs a strong West Indies. You want us to build from this - create a financial model that allows us to keep players like Shamar Joseph playing test cricket. We lose money playing test cricket this needs a co-ordinated ICC approach.

Paulo Dybala and his velcro feet, still on repeat.

The Spin | ‘Impossible to bowl to’: Brian Lara’s record feats still stand out 30 years on theguardian.com/sport/2024/apr…

Stop that Alejandro Baena.

I can absolutely believe that this is a true story.