Father, husband, Christian, History teacher, enthusiastically incompetent club cricketer and author of the Red Ball Radical cricket blog... https://theredballradical.wordpress.com/?_gl=1*1ds8ayd*_gcl_au*MjY4OTAxNDgxLjE3MjY2NDAzMTc.https://bsky.app/profile/theredballradical.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/theredballradical.bsky.social/post/3mtbt6jz2oc27Feeling just a little bit smug that I was one of the few who sensed that the Australian Test team might be humbled in Darwin. A result for the ages! theredballradical.wordpress.com https://theredballradical.wordpress.com/17 Aug 2026 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:atlayxxms3yfcg4mxv4yrmi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbt6jz2oc27https://bsky.app/profile/theredballradical.bsky.social/post/3mstqa3j3r22dMy latest cricketing blog is a tale of sporting underdogs. This week Bangladesh take on Australia in what could be a horribly one sided series; but maybe, just maybe, this time things might be different… theredballradical.wordpress.com https://theredballradical.wordpress.com/11 Aug 2026 23:08 +0000at://did:plc:atlayxxms3yfcg4mxv4yrmi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstqa3j3r22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/theredballradical.bsky.social/post/3msgtq4rrvs2cMy latest blog is a celebration of the life of Garry Sobers, almost certainly the greatest cricketer to have played the game! theredballradical.wordpress.com https://theredballradical.wordpress.com/06 Aug 2026 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:atlayxxms3yfcg4mxv4yrmi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgtq4rrvs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/theredballradical.bsky.social/post/3mfkkcdsfic2htheredballradical.wordpress.com In this month’s blog, I lament the decline and fall of Test cricket and confront an existential question- is it possible to love a form of the game that nobody really plays anymore? https://theredballradical.wordpress.com/23 Feb 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:atlayxxms3yfcg4mxv4yrmi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfkkcdsfic2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/theredballradical.bsky.social/post/3mab3qrj5zc2wIf like me, you’re a bit down about how the England cricket team is faring Down Under, you might enjoy my latest blog! theredballradical.wordpress.com https://theredballradical.wordpress.com18 Dec 2025 11:40 +0000at://did:plc:atlayxxms3yfcg4mxv4yrmi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mab3qrj5zc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/theredballradical.bsky.social/post/3m5qu6wayfk2sPleased to get the third and final part of my World XI from 1925 piece posted today! theredballradical.wordpress.com https://theredballradical.wordpress.com/16 Nov 2025 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:atlayxxms3yfcg4mxv4yrmi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5qu6wayfk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/theredballradical.bsky.social/post/3m4w3f42jic2nOver half term, I was lucky enough to spend a few days in one of the most beautiful cities I have ever visited- Dubrovnik! As well as immersing myself in its fascinating history, I also got to catch up on some cricket writing… theredballradical.wordpress.com05 Nov 2025 22:19 +0000at://did:plc:atlayxxms3yfcg4mxv4yrmi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4w3f42jic2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/theredballradical.bsky.social/post/3lmdmccckkk2mCheck out my latest blog- a short piece on the first day of the county cricket season! theredballradical.wordpress.com https://theredballradical.wordpress.com/08 Apr 2025 23:18 +0000at://did:plc:atlayxxms3yfcg4mxv4yrmi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmdmccckkk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/theredballradical.bsky.social/post/3liktgjccqk2lMy latest blog is about the important issue of Afghanistan’s women cricketers who fled to Australia after the Taliban seized power in 2021. How can all of us who love cricket best support them? Is a sporting boycott the way forward? theredballradical.wordpress.com?_gl=1*1ds8ay... https://theredballradical.wordpress.com/?_gl=1*1ds8ayd*_gcl_au*MjY4OTAxNDgxLjE3MjY2NDAzMTc19 Feb 2025 22:33 +0000at://did:plc:atlayxxms3yfcg4mxv4yrmi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3liktgjccqk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/theredballradical.bsky.social/post/3lewtlgxhqs2dJust re-watching the last hour of the Headingley 2019 classic for the umpteenth time. Still living every moment! A January comfort blanket…04 Jan 2025 19:27 +0000at://did:plc:atlayxxms3yfcg4mxv4yrmi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lewtlgxhqs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/theredballradical.bsky.social/post/3lescibuycs2xIn my first blog of the year, I have a preliminary look at what a World XI from 1924 might look like? I would love to hear ideas from the cricket community on this as well! theredballradical.wordpress.com?_gl=1*vwfg8f... https://theredballradical.wordpress.com/?_gl=1*vwfg8f*_gcl_au*MjA2MzQ1NTkzNC4xNzM0NTI4MTY503 Jan 2025 00:10 +0000at://did:plc:atlayxxms3yfcg4mxv4yrmi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lescibuycs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/theredballradical.bsky.social/post/3ldoxckvhck2lIn my latest blog, I celebrate what has been a wonderful few months for Test cricket. Are we living through a new golden age? theredballradical.wordpress.com https://theredballradical.wordpress.com/19 Dec 2024 22:47 +0000at://did:plc:atlayxxms3yfcg4mxv4yrmi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldoxckvhck2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/theredballradical.bsky.social/post/3ldlgwol4g22rQuintessentially Bazball that after a first series win in NZ for 16 years, the team returns to England with doubts surrounding one of the openers, who bats at three, the skipper’s fitness, who keeps wicket and whether the Test arena is the right place for the spinner to learn his craft…18 Dec 2024 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:atlayxxms3yfcg4mxv4yrmi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldlgwol4g22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/theredballradical.bsky.social/post/3ldc3p5ecte2wCheck out my latest Red Ball Radical blog celebrating the life and career of one of the greatest Black British cricketers- David 'Syd' Lawrence... theredballradical.wordpress.com?_gl=1*1ds8ay.... https://theredballradical.wordpress.com/?_gl=1*1ds8ayd*_gcl_au*MjY4OTAxNDgxLjE3MjY2NDAzMTc14 Dec 2024 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:atlayxxms3yfcg4mxv4yrmi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldc3p5ecte2w