Are these the most beautiful football pitches on the planet? 🤔 Hidden in the Arctic Circle on Norway’s Lofoten islands, these may just be the most stunning pitches you will ever see 👇👇👇

TMS PODCAST: Is Test Cricket thriving or simply surviving? As the dust settles on the #WTCFinal, what is the state of the format. Simon Mann is joined by Jonathan Agnew, Tim Wigmore author of Test Cricket: A History & Timothy Abraham. #bbccricket bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0l…

Brilliant day of cricket at the Dale 🐝 Amazing to see such a good turnout despite the cold weather. Let’s do it all again tomorrow 🙌🏏 🇳🇱 v 🇳🇵 Tickets available to buy on the gate from 2pm onwards 🏏

Italy's national cricket team are 4 games away from qualifying for next year's T20 World Cup. 🏏 Azzurri captain Joe Burns, the ex-Australia opener, reckons they've "got the team to get there". 🇮🇹 Guernsey, Jersey, Scotland and Netherlands await. More: bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/…

Unreal! Newcastle player Sean Longstaff taking a wicket today for Tynemouth CC ☝️

ITALY HAVE BEATEN SCOTLAND AND ARE ON THE BRINK OF QUALIFYING FOR THE T20 CRICKET WORLD CUP!!! 🇮🇹 🇮🇹🇮🇹 🇮🇹 🇮🇹

My two cents is that Cricket Italy is the next sleeping giant along with Cricket Japan, Namibia, Nepal. There is a thin line of local children taking interest in the sport and if nurtured properly, Italy could form a decent team in say 15 years. Olympics inclusion is a boost 🙃

IT'S OFFICIAL: ITALY HAVE QUALIFIED FOR T20 CRICKET WORLD CUP 🇮🇹 🇮🇹 🇮🇹 🇮🇹🏆🏆🏆 (they'll now finish above Jersey on net run rate regardless of this defeat)

An absolute nerve-shredding finish for Italy as the net run rate scenarios which kept Jersey in the mix. Dutch deserve massive credit for the way they went about the chase. Italian spinners ice-cool. Report: bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/…

The Azzurri are heading to the Mondiale. Great chatting to Italy captain Joe Burns for ESPNcricinfo: "I don't care if we're playing Luxembourg or India: I want our team to be the most prepared team in world cricket" espncricinfo.com/story/joe-burn…

Final over. Marple CC need one run to win. Bramhall CC need five wickets. All five wickets were taken and the match was tied. Here are four of the wickets (sadly, one in unavailable.)

Olympic cricket tournament structure has been agreed by LA 2028 organisers, IOC and ICC. 🇺🇸🏅 Slightly curious model...based on T20 World Cup but no semis. India facing 0900 starts to appeal to home TV audiences. ICC will debate qualifying at AGM. bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/…

A trio of 1980s pioneers concoct an idea. Romania’s Rebecca Blake averages 108 from 13 T20Is. Virat Kohli becomes the first player to reach a 900 rating in the ICC rankings in every format, a year after retiring from T20Is. All these things are connected wisden.com/cricket-news/e…

Took a trip around the UK to some of the most extraordinary cricket grounds in the country 🤩 🏏 Top places to be bowled for a customary duck 🤣 BBC Sport goodwood cricket Lynton & Lynmouth Cricket Club Bamburgh Castle Cricket Club Ship Inn Elie 𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 Stoneleigh CC Mitcham Cricket Club bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/…

Some news from inside the International Cricket Council AGM held in Singapore last weekend. Three countries from Africa will apply to the ICC for Associate membership: Burundi 🇧🇮 Mauritius 🇲🇺 Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 More here: bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/…

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