https://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com/post/3mtw353rf4c2e"I'm really hacked off": Joe Root shows admirable leadership as he fronts up to latest incident | @georgedobell.bsky.social https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/england-premium/really_hacked_off_joe_root_shows_admirable_leadership_fronts_up_to_latest_incident.html?t=63923269917121777125 Aug 2026 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:cdck5ipveecwigsb7vs2dkd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtw353rf4c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com/post/3mtvxpo4rjc2eGloucestershire have confirmed that batter Ben Charlesworth has played his final game for the county. https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/county-cricket-premium/ben_charlesworth_gloucestershire_career_over_ahead_lancashire_move.html?t=63923266064870282625 Aug 2026 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:cdck5ipveecwigsb7vs2dkd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvxpo4rjc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com/post/3mtvwwtsnn22eDerbyshire bowler crisis down to "weirdness, bad luck and striving" | @sharmojourno.bsky.social https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/county-championship-premium/derbyshire_bowler_crisis_down_weirdness_bad_luck_and_striving.html?t=63923265457270655725 Aug 2026 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:cdck5ipveecwigsb7vs2dkd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvwwtsnn22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com/post/3mtvuwiahlk2e"Like all our players around that age, we're looking to keep them with us for a long time as they're the current and future stars for the club." https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/county-cricket-premium/northamptonshire_tie_down_allrounder_despite_tough_season.html?t=63923262901579971225 Aug 2026 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:cdck5ipveecwigsb7vs2dkd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvuwiahlk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com/post/3mtvtewcfn22eLeicestershire are awaiting the results of an investigation into the pitch used in their County Championship game against Glamorgan. https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/county-championship-premium/leicestershire_anxious_wait_grace_road_pitch_probe.html?t=63923261581854754425 Aug 2026 12:35 +0000at://did:plc:cdck5ipveecwigsb7vs2dkd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvtewcfn22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com/post/3mtvrcaunsc2eBabar Azam is set to return to the Pakistan team for the second Test at Lord's | @georgedobell.bsky.social https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/england-v-pakistan-men-premium/pakistan_captain_set_for_second_test_return.html?t=63923259379884812925 Aug 2026 11:57 +0000at://did:plc:cdck5ipveecwigsb7vs2dkd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvrcaunsc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com/post/3mtvpzq22ps2eGloucestershire have signed seamer James Hayes on loan from Nottinghamshire for a second time this summer. https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/county-cricket-premium/gloucestershire_bolster_seam_ranks_amid_schedule_chaos.html?t=63923258070907493025 Aug 2026 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:cdck5ipveecwigsb7vs2dkd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvpzq22ps2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com/post/3mtvkeactfc27"Just pray we get through it." Between August 27 and September 11, all 18 counties will play three Championship matches in little over a fortnight; it is a brutal piece of scheduling that will test squads, bodies and budgets to the limit | @nickfriend.bsky.social https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/county-championship-premium/three_county_championship_games_16_days_just_pray_we_get_through_it.html?t=63923250832402412625 Aug 2026 09:53 +0000at://did:plc:cdck5ipveecwigsb7vs2dkd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvkeactfc27https://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com/post/3mtvgnbfwtk2e"Cut away. Cut away for four!" Seven years ago.25 Aug 2026 08:47 +0000at://did:plc:cdck5ipveecwigsb7vs2dkd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvgnbfwtk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com/post/3mtveqg4cpc2e"The problem is, Babar Azam always looks like he can bat, until he can't. He is a man in the midst of a perfect pirouette until he falls on the floor face first." Babar Azam – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly | @jarrodkimber.bsky.social https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/premiumfeatures/babar_azam_good_bad_ugly.html?t=63923245352611865425 Aug 2026 08:13 +0000at://did:plc:cdck5ipveecwigsb7vs2dkd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtveqg4cpc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com/post/3mttrqtukmk2oSussex have handed a rookie contract to allrounder Freddie Price, after the teenager debuted in the One Day Cup. https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/county-cricket-premium/sussex_allrounder_agrees_rookie_deal_for_2027.html?t=63923191220098346324 Aug 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:cdck5ipveecwigsb7vs2dkd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttrqtukmk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com/post/3mttkfin2ak2oBrydon Carse removed from Lord's Test squad after nightclub incident | @georgedobell.bsky.social https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/england-premium/brydon_carse_removed_from_lords_test_squad_after_nightclub_incident.html?t=63923183314911001624 Aug 2026 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:cdck5ipveecwigsb7vs2dkd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttkfin2ak2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com/post/3mttfti6iik2oDerbyshire will lose Caleb Jewell for Derbyshire's last four County Championship rounds. https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/county-championship-premium/derbyshire_lose_caleb_jewell_september.html?t=63923178393062037124 Aug 2026 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:cdck5ipveecwigsb7vs2dkd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttfti6iik2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com/post/3mttejdssvs2oSussex batter George Thomas will join Worcestershire when his contract expires at the end of the season | @nickfriend.bsky.social https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/county-cricket-premium/worcestershire_sign_sussex_batter.html?t=63923176842728534824 Aug 2026 13:03 +0000at://did:plc:cdck5ipveecwigsb7vs2dkd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttejdssvs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com/post/3mttdin3bic2o"It is just nice to be playing and feeling part of it again." Matt Parkinson hoping match-winning cameo can kickstart quiet season | @nickfriend.bsky.social https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/county-championship-premium/matt_parkinson_hoping_match_winning_spell_can_kickstart_quiet_season.html?t=63923175825546323924 Aug 2026 12:45 +0000at://did:plc:cdck5ipveecwigsb7vs2dkd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttdin3bic2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com/post/3mtt7mxomgs2oAfghanistan will soon hold the top job in Asian cricket politics | @coynejames.bsky.social https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/international-premium/afghanistan_hold_top_cricket_job_in_asia.html?t=63923171745466751624 Aug 2026 11:36 +0000at://did:plc:cdck5ipveecwigsb7vs2dkd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtt7mxomgs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com/post/3mtt3pxudzs2oOlly Stone has signed a new two-year deal at Nottinghamshire. https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/county-cricket-premium/olly_stone_extension_gives_nottinghamshire_major_boost.html?t=63923167552676846424 Aug 2026 10:26 +0000at://did:plc:cdck5ipveecwigsb7vs2dkd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtt3pxudzs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com/post/3mtt2xasg522oYorkshire retain hope of double injury boost for crunch Leicestershire game | @oscarress.bsky.social https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/county-cricket-premium/yorkshire_retain_hope_of_double_injury_boost_for_crunch_leicestershire_game.html?t=63923166723587223224 Aug 2026 10:12 +0000at://did:plc:cdck5ipveecwigsb7vs2dkd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtt2xasg522ohttps://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com/post/3mtrc5oh4522oNorthamptonshire hammered Lancashire in Division Two, while Worcestershire made the most of a generous declaration from Gloucestershire... https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/countychampionship/worcestershire_exploit_gloucestershire_generosity_northamptonshire_rout_lancashire.html?t=63923105618248516823 Aug 2026 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:cdck5ipveecwigsb7vs2dkd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrc5oh4522ohttps://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com/post/3mtr72e4htc22"It was a monumental triumph of skill, stamina and mental fortitude from a player who thrived under the pressure of being tasked with winning his team the game on the final day." | ✍️ @oscarress.bsky.social https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/county-championship-premium/dom_bess_marathon_five_wicket_haul_propels_yorkshire_out_of_trouble.html?t=63923102371112975823 Aug 2026 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:cdck5ipveecwigsb7vs2dkd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtr72e4htc22https://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com/post/3mtr5oi2mx22oCrucial wins on Sunday for Somerset and Leicestershire at either end of Division One... https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/countychampionship/somerset_maintain_title_charge_leicestershire_survival_bid_earns_key_win.html?t=63923100822263868723 Aug 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:cdck5ipveecwigsb7vs2dkd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtr5oi2mx22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com/post/3mtr4lbdhd22o"I do think the rule change is for the better. There is still a lot of trial and testing to come, but I think that is the right call." Tweaked injury replacement regulations pass first test | @nickfriend.bsky.social https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/county-championship-premium/tweaked_injury_replacement_regulations_pass_first_test.html?t=63923099413385687023 Aug 2026 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:cdck5ipveecwigsb7vs2dkd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtr4lbdhd22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com/post/3mtqybaenls22"This is the perfect example of us being one club, two teams": Hampshire's senior teams play concurrently | ✍️ @oscarress.bsky.social https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/county-cricket-premium/perfect_example_being_one_club_two_teams_hampshire_senior_teams_play_concurrently.html?t=63923094730084535323 Aug 2026 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:cdck5ipveecwigsb7vs2dkd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqybaenls22https://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com/post/3mtqxkqvv3c2oBrydon Carse nightclub incident puts England culture back under spotlight | @georgedobell.bsky.social https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/england-premium/brydon_carse_nightclub_incident_puts_england_culture_back_under_spotlight.html?t=63923094357714391423 Aug 2026 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:cdck5ipveecwigsb7vs2dkd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqxkqvv3c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com/post/3mtqgkjdvwc22"If anyone wants to catch us, come and get us, but we're going to play six bloody good games of cricket and if you're good enough to beat us, excellent. But good luck trying." Ryan Campbell hails his "ruthless" Durham team and sends warning shot to rivals | 🖊️ @oscarress.bsky.social https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/county-cricket-premium/ryan_campbell_hails_his_ruthless_durham_team_and_sends_warning_shot_to_rivals.html?t=63923076051693310223 Aug 2026 09:02 +0000at://did:plc:cdck5ipveecwigsb7vs2dkd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqgkjdvwc22https://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com/post/3mtqforz45222Derbyshire will be without their new overseas recruit, Brett Randell, for their next County Championship clash due to a concussion. https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/county-cricket-premium/derbyshire_misery_compounded_by_more_injury_issues_.html?t=63923075158054052723 Aug 2026 08:46 +0000at://did:plc:cdck5ipveecwigsb7vs2dkd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqforz45222https://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com/post/3mtqfkb4c7c22"Opportunity for us to put a mark on another team that are up there with us in what is a very tight Championship this year." Nottinghamshire to draw on experience of 2025 run-in for Warwickshire trip | ✍️ @nickhowson.bsky.social https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/county-championship-premium/nottinghamshire_experience_2025_run-in_warwickshire_trip.html?t=63923074976327587223 Aug 2026 08:44 +0000at://did:plc:cdck5ipveecwigsb7vs2dkd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqfkb4c7c22https://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com/post/3mtpdxlb54s24Rory Burns insists Surrey won't put too much onus on their position in County Championship Division One despite the rising threat of being dragged into a relegation scrap. https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/county-championship-premium/think_really_helps_rory_burns_blocking_out_surrey_perilous_position.html?t=63923038846685673122 Aug 2026 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:cdck5ipveecwigsb7vs2dkd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtpdxlb54s24https://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com/post/3mtp2rc3oj224➖ Middlesex closing in on Kent win ➖ Gloucestershire on top at Cheltenham https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/countychampionship/tense_finish_merchant_taylors_gloucestershire_cheltenham.html?t=63923029021113087122 Aug 2026 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:cdck5ipveecwigsb7vs2dkd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtp2rc3oj224https://bsky.app/profile/thecricketer.com/post/3mtp2esavvc23⚔️ Charlie Allison keeps Somerset at bay 🏏 George Hill puts Yorkshire in charge 🐲 Glamorgan at risk of defeat Division One roundup ⤵️ https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/countychampionship/charlie_allison_keeps_somerset_at_bay_george_hill_puts_yorkshire_in_charge_glamorgan_at_risk_of_defeat.html?t=63923027807409034822 Aug 2026 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:cdck5ipveecwigsb7vs2dkd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtp2esavvc23