Six-year-old son watching the women's ODI. "My favourite cricket is Test cricket," he says. Good parenting, I think. "Because you go away and I have more fun with Mummy." What a put down.

Another layer to the fabulous absurdity of Test cricket. Balls to be scooped up and examined.

Usyk the second best sportsperson on the planet? Just behind Luke Littler.

Sliding Daws Moment bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/…

Before a ball is bowled… As an ex Somerset player I find this appalling... at a time when County Cricket is under pressure for relevance as a breeding ground for International Players and Somerset members have apparently voted for the status quo, the club produces this pitch.

Ben Stokes has his first five-for in Test cricket since 2017.

Joe's route to 15,922 bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/…

Yet another hundred for Rehan Ahmed...

And everyone lost their minds over it...

Ben Stokes out of the fifth Test. Ollie Pope captains England. Jacob Bethell plays.

Not the first time India have got themselves into trouble on the square this week.

Really odd thing for Lyon to say. Can't imagine any England player giving an opinion on the Australia team. Lost count of how many times Stokes has been asked about Bumrah. Not once given his view. cricket.com.au/news/4329377/n…

That's Smith, Lyon and now Warner with Ashes chat in the past week bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/…

If you lost a pair of shoes or your underwear at The Oval, let me know... bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/…

A fitting tribute from Test Match Special to the incomparable Joe Wilson - a man of integrity & master of scripting who’s filed his final piece from the Test (on the 6 shortly), & bids farewell to the BBC today. Will be hugely missed by colleagues & the many who loved his reports 👂⬇️

Cricket does a lot of moaning about cricket.

He's gone early this time... bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/…

Affliated to Cover Drive, the car insurance specialists.

The T20 Blast will be revamped for 2026. Full story on BBC Sport ⤵️

Exclusive: Manchester Originals Hundred team to incorporate 'Super Giants' into name, Indian billionaire who controls Old Trafford franchise tells me, as IPL influence gathers pace ⬇️ bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/…